Operation Manual

Filling objects | 313
To Do the following
Arrange the tiles so that alternating tiles are reflections of each
other
Click Transformations, and click the Mirror tiles horizontally
or the Mirror tiles vertically button .
Change the size of the fill Click Transformations, and type values in the Fill width and Fill
height boxes.
Move the center of the fill up, down, left, or right Click Transformations, and type values in the X and Y boxes.
Rotate the fill at a specified angle Click Transformations, and type a value in the Rotate box.
Slant the fill at a specified angle Click Transformations, and type a value in the Skew box.
Specify a row or column offset as a percentage of the tile’s width
or height
Click Transformations, and click the Row offset or the
Column offset button . Type a value in the % of tile box.
Apply object changes to the texture fill Click Transformations, and enable the Transform with object
check box.
Specify the bitmap resolution of the texture fill Click Options, and type a value in the Bitmap resolution box.
Apply the selected fill to the intersecting area of combined objects Enable the Fill winding check box.
For more information, see “Combining objects” on page 229.
Save the texture fill
Click the Save texture button , and type a name in the Texture
name box in the Save texture as dialog box. Choose a library from
the Library name list box.
You can modify the texture you choose from the texture library and save it to another library, but you cannot save textures to or
overwrite textures in the texture library.
Applying PostScript fills
You can apply PostScript texture fills to objects. A PostScript texture fill is created in the PostScript language. Some textures are very complex,
and large objects that contain PostScript texture fills may take time to print or to be updated on the screen. Depending on the view mode
you are using, the letters “PS” — rather than the fill — may appear. For more information about displaying PostScript fills, see “Working with
views” on page 73.
When you apply a PostScript texture fill, you can change several properties, such as the size, line width, and the amount of gray that appears
in the texture’s foreground and background.