User Guide

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Guidelines for constructing patterns
Follow these general guidelines when
constructing pattern tiles:
• As you create your pattern tile,
enlarge the artwork to align elements
more accurately, and then reduce the
artwork for the final selection.
• For greatest efficiency in previewing
and printing, a fill pattern tile should be
about 1/2” to 1” square. Side tiles for
path patterns should be no larger than
1/2” to 1” high by 1” to 2” wide; the
corner tiles must be the same height as
the side tiles, and should be square.
• The more complex the pattern, the
smaller the selection used to create it
should be; however, the smaller the
selection (and the pattern tile it creates),
the more copies will be needed to create
the pattern. Thus, a 1” square tile is
more efficient than a 1/4” square tile. If
you are creating a simple pattern, you
may want to include multiple copies of
the object within the selection intended
for the pattern tile.