topic Re: fill in Modeling

fill

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:29:49 GMT

hello, i'm trying to create my own fill, but not success. i don't know where and what i;m doing wrong. any help appreciate

cheers
tomas

Re: fill

Laszlo Nagy — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:54:07 GMT

When you create the pattern on the Floor Plan, tile it next to itself on all sides. Then you will see whether the lines are really continuous.
Right now the size is 444 by 440 as seen in the Fill Settings Dialog.
Try to make the pattern on the Floor Plan 440 by 440.

Re: fill

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:54:32 GMT

how to Create a New Symbol Fill
Symbol fills can be created by the user from a sketch drawn in any model window, with the following steps:

1) Draw a pattern using Lines, Arcs and Hotspots.

2) Select all the components of the pattern and choose Edit > Copy.

3) Choose Options > Element Attributes > Fill Types. Click the New. button, enter a name for the new fill and select the Symbol fill radio button, then click OK to set the name and type.

4) In the Edit Symbol Pattern panel, click the Paste button above the Preview window. The pattern appears in the Preview window. Check the Show Pattern Unit box to highlight a single unit of the pattern in the preview window of this dialog box.

Note: If the selection of copied components includes splines, fills, text or other elements, these will not be pasted into the Fill Types dialog box.
5) Use the controls in the Fill Edit Symbol Pattern Panel to set the size, pattern and rotation angle for the symbol fill.

6) Click OK to exit the dialog box and save changes.

Note: The fill’s screen-only bitmap pattern must be edited manually in the Fill Availability and Screen-Only Pattern Panel.
If you wish to change a symbol fill after the original components have been deleted from the window you copied them from, you must first choose the symbol to be edited within the Fill Types dialog box, and press the Copy button. By pasting the symbol fill back into the window, it becomes editable once more.

Re: fill

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:22:04 GMT

laszlonagy wrote:
When you create the pattern on the Floor Plan, tile it next to itself on all sides. Then you will see whether the lines are really continuous.
Right now the size is 444 by 440 as seen in the Fill Settings Dialog.
Try to make the pattern on the Floor Plan 440 by 440.

i thought that this is the problem, 444/440, and it is. i was doing that pattern on square 3000/3000, and i only copy /paste it. so my problem is to create right pattern, but even i tried as much as i can, i'm not successful.

Re: fill

Laszlo Nagy — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:22:10 GMT

As I said, tile it next to itself on all sides.
Then the lines must be continuous as they go from one tile to the next.
You need to change the pattern so this condition is fulfilled. Then the result will be fine.

Re: fill

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:04:48 GMT

laszlonagy wrote:
As I said, tile it next to itself on all sides.
Then the lines must be continuous as they go from one tile to the next.
You need to change the pattern so this condition is fulfilled. Then the result will be fine.

now i see, some dicrepancy but i don't have any idea how to make it right. it's question of good grid i think. it will be much quicker if u could sketch some example how to do this, as i 'm really ashamed and completely finished. and it's taking me ages. pls, if u could sketch example, it will be great, as i will need much more fills, and my deadline is so tight...

thx
cheers
tomas

Re: fill

Laszlo Nagy — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:18:03 GMT

Change the spacing between the lines until they align perfectly.

Re: fill

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:15:03 GMT

perfect, spacing is correct so now it's clear for me. but another problem appears - dot&dashed line is now solid, don't know why. look

Re: fill

Laszlo Nagy — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:43:41 GMT

Yes, that is a limitation.
Simulate the Dot and Dashed linetype with long + very short line segments.

Re: fill

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:46:53 GMT

ok, anyway cheers mate 😉

Re: fill

Laszlo Nagy — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:51:31 GMT

No, I meant it is a limitation but there is a workaround.
Simulate the Dot and Dashed linetype with long + very short line segments.
Like this:
-------------------- - -------------------- - --------------------

Re: fill

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:52:25 GMT

i was honest, really, thanks. but again problem... it's looking like i have with the most simple task too much troubles... it's somehow not consistent. may i ask u, do u think u can create this ans send it as pln file? i'm really completely lost and finished even i tried till end

cheers
tomas

Re: fill

Laszlo Nagy — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:33:53 GMT

Here you are.
I hate to leave a job unfinished once I start it.

Re: fill

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:45:39 GMT

thank you very much, great:)