Operation Manual

Filling objects | 315
To smooth color transitions in a mesh fill
1 Select a mesh-filled object.
2
In the toolbox, click the Mesh fill tool .
3
Make sure that the Smooth mesh color button on the property bar is enabled.
To apply transparency to a mesh fill
1 Select a mesh-filled object.
2
In the toolbox, click the Mesh fill tool .
3 Click a node to select part of the mesh.
4 On the property bar, move the Transparency slider to the right to increase the transparency of the selected area.
Applying fills to areas
You can apply fills to any enclosed area by using the Smart fill tool. Unlike other fill tools, which fill only objects, the Smart fill tool detects
the edges of an area and creates a closed path so that the area can be filled. For example, if you draw a freehand line that crosses over itself
to create loops, the Smart fill tool can detect the edges of the loops and fill them. As long as the paths of one or more objects completely
enclose an area, it can be filled.
In the example above, the original spiral object is duplicated and offset,
resulting in enclosed areas that can be filled by using the Smart fill tool.
Using the Smart fill tool to fill enclosed areas
Because the Smart fill tool creates a path around the area, it essentially creates a new object that can be filled, moved, copied, or edited.
This means that the tool can be used in one of two ways: to fill an area or to create a new object from an area.