Fill Patterns
The Select Brush dialog provides a spin box that enables you to select a number corresponding to a fill pattern that will be applied to your completed geometric object. There are 25 distinct fill patterns from which you may choose. These are identified in the table below.
Note: The sample fill patterns displayed below have been configured with a black foreground and a white background.
|
Fill Pattern |
Sample Fill Pattern |
Numeric Value |
|
Solid |
|
1 |
|
Even background/foreground color mix |
|
2 |
|
Dominant background color mix |
|
3 |
|
Backward diagonal lines |
|
4 |
|
Forward diagonal lines |
|
5 |
|
Vertical lines |
|
6 |
|
Horizontal lines |
|
7 |
|
Vertical waves |
|
8 |
|
Horizontal waves |
|
9 |
|
Vertical zigzags |
|
10 |
|
Horizontal zigzags |
|
11 |
|
Diagonal zigzags |
|
12 |
|
Vertical crosshatch |
|
13 |
|
Vertical and angled crosshatch |
|
14 |
|
Angled crosshatch |
|
15 |
|
Uneven crosshatch |
|
16 |
|
Hollow connected squares |
|
17 |
|
Checkerboard |
|
18 |
|
Vertical arrows |
|
19 |
|
Horizontal arrows |
|
20 |
|
Diamonds |
|
21 |
|
Large dots |
|
22 |
|
Small dots |
|
23 |
|
Small squares |
|
24 |
|
Bricks |
|
25 |
The Set Foreground Color and Set Background Color radio buttons at the top of the Select Brush palette enable you to set the foreground color for an object that will have a patterned fill, and the background color for an object that will have a patterned fill.