User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
Working with hatch inks
Hatch inks are patterns made of groups of lines. These inks are often used in illustrations to
distinguish different materials in cross sections, machine diagrams, and maps.
Specify the number of line groups as well as the angle, offset, and origin of each group. Assign a pen
size, color, and dash to each line group, and select a fill ink for the background of the hatch ink.
Hatch inks
Click on the Hatch icon to open the hatch inks in the Presets palette. Use this palette to apply preset
hatch inks to objects or store customized hatch inks that you create in the Hatch manager (see
"Hatch manager" on page 244).
If you create a new ink in the Hatch manager, click the Add Preset button to add it to the
Presets palette.
To apply hatch inks:
Make sure you select either the Pen or Fill ink icon on the Presets palette.
If object is selected, click on the hatch ink cell.
If object is not selected, click on the hatch ink cell and drag the ink to the object.
See "Applying preset inks" on page 229, for complete steps about applying inks.
Creating hatch inks
Use the Hatch manager in the Attributes palette to create hatch inks and then add them to the Presets
palette.
Hatch manager
When you create a hatch ink, set the number of line groups and other attributes.
Preview Click a line group in the preview box to select it. Tiny handles appear
where the selected group meets the edge.
Pen color Choose a color for the selected line group in the palette. Choose a preset
color or define a custom color; see "The color editor" on page 235.
Fill ink Select an ink to use as the hatch ink background.
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