Operation Manual

Filling objects | 317
To choose a default fill color
1 Click a blank area on the drawing page to deselect all objects.
2
On the status bar, double-click the Fill icon .
3 In the Edit fill dialog box, choose a fill type, choose a fill color, and click OK.
4 In the Change document defaults dialog box, enable the check boxes for the types of objects whose default fill you want to change.
You can also change the default fill color by editing the default style sets in the Object styles docker. For more information, see
“Managing default object properties” on page 484.
To remove a fill
1 Select an object.
2
Click Object Object properties.
3
In the Object properties docker, click the No fill button .
You cannot remove mesh fills by following this procedure. To remove a mesh fill from an object, select the object by using the Mesh
fill tool , and click the Clear mesh button on the property bar.
To copy a fill to another object
1
Using the Pick tool , select the object from which you want to copy the fill.
2 With the right mouse button, drag the object over the destination object to which you want to apply the fill.
A blue outline of the first object follows the pointer to the destination object.
3
When the pointer changes to a crosshair pointer , release the mouse button, and choose Copy fill here from the context menu.
You can also click the Interactive fill tool , select the object to which you want to copy a fill, click the Copy fill button on the
property bar, and click the object from which you want to copy the fill.
You can also use the Attributes eyedropper tool to copy a fill. For more information, see “To copy fill, outline, or text properties
from one object to another” on page 218.
You can also sample the color of an existing object and apply the sampled color to another object as a uniform fill. For more
information, see “To sample a color” on page 289.
To show fills in open curves
1
Click Tools Options.
2 In the list of categories, double-click Document, and click General.
3 Enable the Fill open curves check box.