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You can use Brush Styles to edit existing hatch patterns and create new ones.
As an example, select Hatch Patterns for Brush Style Mode and set the Brush Style to ANSI35.
This style consists of two Patterns - each pattern is a line that repeats at constant offsets. Highlight each pattern number to see the line highlight in red below, in the Preview area.
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- At the top of the palette, click New and enter a new name for the hatch pattern.
- The new pattern will be based on whatever pattern was active when the new pattern was created (ANSI35 in this case). Click Delete Pattern so that only one pattern line remains.
- Click Specify Angle and Offset by Vector.
- Draw a line on-screen that has the angle you want in the pattern. You can snap to existing points or draw a free-form line.
- Next, draw a line on-screen that defines the offset between repeating lines.
- To make this a dashes line, click Specify Dashes.
- The first line on-screen defines the length of the line segment of the dashed pattern. Be sure to define this length in the same direction you used to create the original pattern line.
- The next vector defines the length of the dash, resulting in two dash patterns. If you want more dash patterns, always in pairs, continue defining vectors in the same direction.
- Create more patterns and dashes as needed to get the entire pattern.
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Define the new vector on the screen. The first point of the vector controls where the First color appears.
Radial Gradient
Radial fill moves from one color to the other along a radial path. Under Control Points, highlight Center and set the center color. Highlight Radius and set the outer color.
Set the radius manually, or click the 3-dots icon and set the radius on-screen.
Reflected Gradient
Reflected fill consists of one line of reflected color, fading to another color on either side. moves from one color to the other along a radial path. Under Control Points, highlight First and set the reflective color. Highlight Second and set the fade color.
Set the angle of the reflection line manually, or click the 3-dots icon and set the direction on-screen.
Diamond Gradient
Diamond fill moves from from the center outward in four directions, each separated by 90 degrees. Under Control Points, highlight Center and set the color of the center and linear patterns. Highlight Radius-Vector and set that appears in between the Center color lines.
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Define the new vector on the screen. The first point of the vector controls where the Center color appears. The second point of the vector controls the angle of the four lines.
Custom Gradient
Use this type to create a custom polyline and apply colors to each polyline point. The results will resemble a Diamond Gradient, but can have numerous points, each with its own color.
Color 1 runs from the center outward to each point. By default there are three other points (triangular polyline). To change the polyline, click the icon with the three dots.
Define the polyline on the screen, proceeding in the order of Color 2, Color 3, and so on. The polyline automatically closes, and cannot intersect itself. Select Finish from the local menu to complete the polylinePress space bar to finish. You can also select an existing polyline from the drawing; click the arrow icon in the Inspector Bar to do this.
If the polyline has more than three points, the number of Control Points increases, and you can set a color for each point.
When When the style is defined, click Update Style to use it in the current drawing, or Add to Defaults to be able to use it in future drawings.
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