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Pen & Pattern Properties
Properties determine the appearance of an entity—
onscreen and in print. Pen properties, such as color,
style, and width, define the outline of an entity. Pattern
properties, such as solid fill color, hatches, and bitmap
images define how an entity is filled. You can control
pen and pattern properties from the property bar.
AutoSketch also provides several tools that allow you to
hatch areas instead of entities. For instance, you can
drag-and-drop hatch patterns or bitmap fills from the
Content Librarian to the overlapping area of two rectan-
gles. AutoSketch also allows you to match the properties
of one entity to another using the Property Painter tool.
Advanced Topics Found in Help
■ Creating Custom Pen Styles
■ Creating Custom Hatch Patterns
■
Adding Bitmap Images for Bitmap Fills
In this chapter
■
Setting pen properties
■
Using color palettes
■
Setting the pattern
property for an entity
■
Creating a boundary fill
■
Matching entity properties
■
Changing the hatch
spacing and angle