View 2D objects from new angles

Use the Selection   tool to select the object that you want to view from new angles.

Select Object > Generative > Turntable. Turntable generates multiple views:

• A Generative Object appears on the canvas, indicated by   , to which it links all the views. The Turntable control bar also appears with the required controls.
• A Generative Object group appears in the Layers panel. Illustrator also keeps a copy of the original object as a group.

You can also access Turntable   from the Transform panel (Window > Transform), the Transform section of the Properties panel, the Control panel, and the Contextual Task Bar.

In the control bar, move the slider to turn the Generative Object sideways up to 180 degrees in either direction.

Use the Tilt the artwork up   or Tilt the artwork down   arrow to tilt the Generative Object 30 degrees up or down for a top-down or bottom-up view. You can turn it sideways even when tilted up or down, giving you access to a broader range of viewing angles.

To restore the default view of the Generative Object, select Reset to original view   .

To extract and place an adjacent view as a separate Generative Object on the canvas, select Add next rotated view to left   or Add next rotated view to right   .

To place all the views on the canvas, each as a separate Generative Object, select Place all views on canvas   .

To export the Generative Object to a GIF file, select Export as GIF   , and in the Export dialog box, type a name for the file and select Export. Then, in the GIF Options dialog box, select these options as needed:

• View: Select Front if you want only the views without tilt, From Above if you want only the top-down views, From Below if you want only the bottom-up views, or select their combination.
• Frames: Select All if you want all the horizontal views, or Range if you want views in a specific horizontal range.
• Frame Rate: Select the frame rate at which you want the object to rotate.
• Motion: Select Linear playback if you want the object to rotate only in one direction, or Back and forth playback if you want it to rotate in both directions.
• Direction: Select the rotational direction as Counterclockwise or Clockwise.
• Background Color: Select one of the background colors for the object.

Select OK in the GIF Options dialog box to export the GIF file.

To provide feedback on a specific view, use the following options:

• Good output   : Upvote the view if you liked it, and share detailed feedback in the form that appears.
• Poor output   : Downvote the view if you didn't like it, and share detailed feedback in the form that appears.
• Report Variation   : Flag the view if it's inappropriate, and select the reason in the form that appears.

Select the Generative Object, and then select Turntable   in the Contextual Task Bar. The Turntable control bar appears on the canvas.

Move the slider in the control bar to the view that you want to edit.

Ungroup or expand the Generative Object:

• Ungroup: Select Object > Ungroup.
• Expand: Select Object > Expand.

When you do so, it becomes a regular object and loses all its linked views.

Edit the object as needed using any of the editing tools.