Use this menu option to paste consecutive copies of relief clipart on a path within a boundary. The Texture Flow panel is displayed.
button on the
Fill Tools toolbar is a shortcut for this menu option.
This tool includes a number of settings which enable you to control the repetition and irregularity to produce a more naturalistic appearance.
The Texture Flow panel contains the following settings:
- Select objects
- Set Object — Select the vector or relief clipart you want to copy, then click Set Object.
- Set Flow Vector — Select a vector to specify the path on which you want to paste the copies of the object, then click Set Flow Vector.
- Presets — Select one of the options from the drop-down list to use the default settings of one of the texture settings from the Texture Flow relief clipart library. Click Apply to update the settings on the panel, or Reset to restore the default settings.
- Flow style — Choose how copies are pasted in relation to the flow vector path.
- Flow Along — Select to paste copies along the vector path.
- Mirror Along — Select to paste mirrored copies either side of the vector path.
- Sweep Around — Select to paste copies around the vector path
- Along flow vector — This area enables you to add randomness to the flow pattern.
- Object spacing — Enter values in the boxes to control the maximum and minimum random distance between copies, expressed a percentage of the object's width. Enter the minimum distance in the left box, and the maximum distance in the right box.
When these values are equal, copies are spaced equally; when these values differ, copies are spaced randomly.
- Vary Scale — By default, copies are equally sized. Select this option to display additional options that enable you to change the size of consecutive copies progressively along the vector path.
% Start Point — Enter the start size, expressed as a percentage of the object's original size.
Set Position 1, 2, and 3 — Click a Set Position button, then click the flow vector where you want to apply the position. The text Valid is displayed beside the button, and the position on the vector is numbered. Enter the size of the copies at that position, expressed as a percentage of the object's original size.
% End Point — Enter the final size, expressed as a percentage of the object's original size.
- Object spacing — Enter values in the boxes to control the maximum and minimum random distance between copies, expressed a percentage of the object's width. Enter the minimum distance in the left box, and the maximum distance in the right box.
- Away from flow vector — This area enables you to control the distances by which copies are offset from the flow vector, and also control their size and rotation.
- Object spacing — Enter values in these boxes, expressed as a percentage of the object's height, to randomly offset copies normal to the flow vector path. Enter the minimum distance in the left box, and the maximum distance in the right box.
When these values are equal, copies are spaced equally; when these values differ, copies are spaced randomly.
- Vary Scale and Angle — By default, copies are equally sized and orientated. Select this option to randomly vary the size and orientation of the copies along with the offset.
Scale — Enter the sizing factor for consecutive copies.
Limit — Enter the maximum size for a copy.
Angle — Enter the rotation between copies.
- Object spacing — Enter values in these boxes, expressed as a percentage of the object's height, to randomly offset copies normal to the flow vector path. Enter the minimum distance in the left box, and the maximum distance in the right box.
- Randomise object — Use these options to apply random scaling and rotations to objects.
- Scale — Enter the minimum and maximum size of copies, expressed as a percentage.
- Angle variance — Enter the maximum rotation between copies.
- Paste options
- Relief clipart pasting — Choose whether to keep the copies as relief clipart, or paste them directly onto the active relief layer.
Paste — Select to paste the copies directly onto the active relief layer.
Do not paste — Select to keep the copies as relief clipart.
Only paste inside — Select to paste the copies that lay inside the boundary onto the active relief layer. Copies that intersect the boundary are kept as relief clipart.
- Clipping Style — Choose how copies intersecting the boundary are treated.
Trim — Select to crop any areas that lie outside of the boundary. This option is available only if you select Paste from the Relief clipart pasting drop-down list.
Delete — Select to remove any copy that intersects the boundary. This option is available only if you select Paste or Do not paste from the Relief clipart pasting drop-down list.
Keep — Select to preserve all copies regardless of their position.
- Relief clipart pasting — Choose whether to keep the copies as relief clipart, or paste them directly onto the active relief layer.
- Select boundary and calculate — Click Calculate to generate your texture.