User Guide

Chapter 3: Objects And Attributes
Dash Choose a dash pattern for the selected line group.
Layer If the hatch ink has different layers, choose the layer from this menu.
New Click this button to add a new layer. When a new layer is active, you can
add another line group.
Clear Click this button to delete the current layer.
See "To add or modify a line group:" on page 245 for information on setting Pen, Angle, Offset, and
Origin.
Modifying hatch inks
When you want to change an existing hatch ink, select the hatch ink and click the Edit button to open
the Hatch manager in the Attributes palette.
To change the background color:
1. Click on the fill icon to open the pop-up Presets palette. This palette is identical to the Presets
palette. Use any ink type that is currently available on the palette.
2. Select the new background ink.
3. Click the Add Preset button to add the modified ink to the hatch inks in the Presets palette.
To add or modify a line group:
If you want to create a hatch ink that has crossing lines, the hatch ink will have to contain
different layers. If the hatch ink contains only one line group, then one layers is sufficient.
To add a new line group: Click the New button in the Hatch manager and then define
the line.
To adjust a line group: Select a layer from the Layer menu in the Hatch manager (if
the hatch ink contains more than one line group), and then make any modifications in the
Hatch manager. You can even add more line groups by adding layers.
A line group is selected when selection handles appear where the line group touches the Preview
window. Once selected, the following line group attributes can be modified:
Attribute Description
Line group color Click on the pen icon to open the pop-up color palette. Choose a preset
color or define a custom color in the Color Editor dialog box (see "Color
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