Objects can be filled with a solid color, pattern (with foreground and background colors), hatch, tile, gradient, or image. Alternatively, set the object fill to None to create transparent objects with no fill.
Hatch, tile, gradient, and image fills can be customized to suit the object to which they are applied. The Attributes palette displays a button for each of these fills to open a settings dialog box for customizing the fill. In addition, you can use the Attribute Mapping tool to edit the size, position, and angle of an associative hatch, tile, gradient, or image fill that has been applied to an object (see Mapping Fills with the Attribute Mapping Tool).
Fill Style |
Description |
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None |
No fill is applied |
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Solid |
Applies a solid fill to the selected object; click the color box to select the fill color. To set the color by class, select the Color by Class option from the color palette. |
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Pattern |
Applies a pattern fill to the selected object; click the pattern box to select the desired pattern, and then select the foreground color and background color from the color boxes next to the pattern. To set the pattern colors by class, select the Color by Class option from the color palette. To create custom patterns for this file, see Creating Custom Patterns for Fill and Pen Styles. |
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Hatch |
Applies a hatch fill to the selected object. From the Resource Selector, double-click a hatch to apply it. If there are no hatches defined in the file and default content is not enabled, you are prompted to add a default hatch definition. To customize the hatch fill for the selected object, click the Fill Hatch Settings button. If the fill of the selected object has been edited, the fill name is highlighted in blue and “(local map)” is appended to the name. See Using Hatch Fills. |
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Tile |
Applies a tile fill to the selected object. From the Resource Selector, double-click a tile to apply it. If there are no tiles defined in the file and default content is not enabled, you are prompted to add a default tile definition. To customize the tile fill for the selected object, click the Fill Tile Settings button. If the fill of the selected object has been edited, the fill name is highlighted in blue and “(local map)” is appended to the name. See Using Tile Fills. |
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Gradient |
Applies a gradient fill to the selected object. From the Resource Selector, double-click a gradient to apply it. If there are no gradients defined in the file and default content is not enabled, you are prompted to add a default gradient definition. To customize the gradient fill for the selected object, click the Fill Gradient Settings button. See Using Gradient Fills. |
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Image |
Applies an image fill to the selected object. From the Resource Selector, double-click an image to apply it. If there are no images defined in the file and default content is not enabled, you are prompted to import an image definition. To customize the image fill for the selected object, click the Fill Image Settings button. See Using Image Fills. |
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Class Style |
The selected object takes on the fill attribute set by the object’s class. ● If Use at Creation is enabled for the object’s class, the object’s fill style is automatically set by the class. ● If Use at Creation is disabled for the class, the object only takes on the class style when the Class Style option is selected. |
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