User Guide

Chapter 6172
To import a brush:
1 In the Object panel, select a stroke to display the stroke attributes.
2 Select Brush from the stroke type pop-up menu.
3 Click the Options button and select Import.
4 In the Import Brushes dialog box, select the file that contains the brushes you want to import;
then click Open.
5 In the Import Symbols dialog box, select the brushes you want to import. Control-click
(Windows) or Command-click (Macintosh) to select multiple brushes.
6 Click Import.
Note: When you import a brush file, the colors used in that file are added to the current document’s color list, and
the symbols used as brush tips are imported into the library.
To edit a brush:
1 In the Object panel, select a stroke to display the stroke attributes.
2 Select Brush from the stroke type pop-up menu.
3 Select the brush you want to edit from the brush pop-up menu.
4 Click the Options button and select Edit.
5 Edit the brush. For more information on editing brushes, see steps 3–11 in the previous
procedure.
6 Click OK.
7 If the brush you edited is in use, a dialog box appears. Select Change to apply your edits to all
paths using that brush. Select Create to create a new brush. The new brush is automatically
named “Copy of [old brush name].”
Note: You can also edit a brush by editing its symbols in the Library panel (see “Editing symbols” on page 300).
To duplicate a brush:
1 In the Object panel, select the brush you want to duplicate from the brush pop-up menu.
2 Click the Options button and select Duplicate.
3 A new brush called “Copy of [original brush]” appears in the brush pop-up menu.
To delete a brush:
1 In the Object panel, select the brush you want to delete from the brush pop-up menu.
2 Click the Options button and select Remove.
3 In the dialog box that appears, select an option:
Release separates the brush stroke from its path. The stroke is converted to a group of objects,
and this group is grouped with the object that originally contained the brush stroke.
Delete deletes the brush and any paths that use the brush.