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How to FILL question

Eduardo Bell
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Hi,

I am wondering if it is possible to make a vectorial fill representing a curving running bond brick pavement that follows the curving path.
Thank you.

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Anonymous
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You would have to do separate curved and straight fills with the curved fill drawn to repeat at or beyond the largest radius you need. You will then need to place and orient the fill origin at the center of each curved section. I'm not sure how such a large repeat pattern will perform in a symbol fill. When first introduced the symbol fills could put quite a hit on the old hardware.
Anonymous
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Some vectorial do it almost, but if it is only about a path why using fills instead of lines, circles and splines ? (see attachment)
DaveOlufs
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Til wrote:
Some vectorial do it almost, but if it is only about a path why using fills instead of lines, circles and splines ? (see attachment)
Very nice!
Dave Olufs
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Eduardo Bell
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Til wrote:
Some vectorial do it almost, but if it is only about a path why using fills instead of lines, circles and splines ? (see attachment)
Thanks for both replies!

Til can you please explain how did you make the fill pattern follow the spline curvature?
Thx
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Link
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I'd say it's a line type, not a fill type.

They are made the same way, only a line type has been historically much harder to scale correctly.

Although scale is a bit of a moot point when wrapping around a spline, but you can still get close enough for representation purposes.

Cheers,
Link.
Anonymous
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Link wrote:
I'd say it's a line type, not a fill type.

They are made the same way, only a line type has been historically much harder to scale correctly.

Although scale is a bit of a moot point when wrapping around a spline, but you can still get close enough for representation purposes.

Cheers,
Link.
Another drawback to the line type is that you can't apply it as a fill pattern in 3D.