User Guide

Chapter 3: Objects And Attributes
Canvas symbol files are located in:
C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\Canvas 12\Symbols
Color Select the color for the symbol stroke. This overrides the color of the
symbol.
Width Enter the width of the thinnest part of the stroke.
Gap Enter the gap between symbols.
Offset Enter the offset between symbols and the centerline. This can be a
positive or negative value.
If you use a thick centerline, enter at least half the weight of the
centerline as the amount of offset so that the symbols appear at
the edge of the centerline.
Angle Enter a value (in degrees) in the Angle field. "0" means no rotation,
"180" means the symbol is flipped on both axes.
Auto gap Select this check box if you want Canvas to automatically adjust the gap
between the last and first symbols. For example, if you draw a circle
object and you select this check box, Canvas adjusts the gaps between
symbols, so that the gaps are consistent for all symbols on the path.
Gap first Select this check box if you want to start the stroke with a gap.
Autorotate Select this check box to automatically rotate the symbols based on the
direction of the stroke.
Centerline The centerline is the line that the symbols follow. If you want a line to
appear, enter the weight, color and dash of the line. If you want the line
to disappear, set the weight to 0 or the color to None.
Add Preset Click the Add Preset button when you have finished defining the stroke.
Creating custom arrowheads
You can create arrowheads using the Arrow manager in the Attributes palette. These arrowheads can
be used as starting, ending, or double-sided arrowheads. Canvas has several preset arrowhead
styles that you can use and edit, or you can use any vector, paint, or text object as an arrowhead.
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