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You can apply the same pattern to the
sides and corners of an object, or you
can vary the pattern, such as on square-
corner rectangles. Path pattern designs
may include up to three pattern tiles to
build a design for the sides, outer cor-
ners, and inner corners of objects.
To outline a path with a pattern:
1
If necessary, create the artwork that
you will outline with patterns. For best
results, fill and stroke the artwork with
None. (To better see your artwork, you
can work in Artwork view.)
2 Select the object that you will outline
with a pattern.
3 Open the file containing the path
pattern that you want to use.
To use a pattern, you must first open the
file containing either the pattern or its
pattern tile. Illustrator path pattern file
contain up to six separate designs.
4 Choose Filter > Stylize > Path
Pattern.