Operation Manual

Filling objects | 303
To create a fountain fill
1 Select an object.
2
Click Object  Object properties.
3
In the Fill section of the Object properties docker, click the Fountain fill button to display fountain fill options.
4 Click one of the following buttons to choose a fountain fill type:
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Linear fountain fill
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Elliptical fountain fill
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Conical fountain fill
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Rectangular fountain fill
5 Click the start node above the color band, open the Node color picker, and choose a color.
6 Click the end node above the color band, open the Node color picker, and choose a color.
7 Move the midpoint slider below the color band to set the midpoint between the two colors.
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You can also 
Change a color Select the corresponding node, open the Node color picker, and
choose a color.
Change the transparency of a color Select the corresponding node, and type a value in the Node
transparency box.
Add an intermediate color Double-click the color band where you want to add a node. With
the new node selected, open the Node color picker, and choose a
color.
Change the position of an intermediate color Drag the corresponding node to a new location above the color
band, or type a value in the Node position box.
Delete an intermediate color Double-click the corresponding node.
Specify the way the colors blend between two nodes Select either the two nodes or the midpoint between them, click
the Blend direction button, and choose an option from the list:
•Linear color blend —blends the colors along a straight line,
beginning at the start color and continuing across the color
wheel to the end color
•Clockwise color blend — blends the colors along a clockwise
path around the color wheel
•Counterclockwise color blend — blends the colors along a
counterclockwise path around the color wheel
Mirror, repeat, or reverse the fill
In the Object properties docker, click the arrow button at the
bottom of the Fill section to display more fill options, and click one
of the following buttons: