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Quilt pattern tool
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Overview

Array the copies.

The Quilt pattern tool fills given area with evenly distributed copies of the original.

Quilt Pattern tool in the Editing Tools menu.

Quilt Pattern toolbar (see below)


1

The base point

Start dragging the pattern area rectangle from here.

2

Vertical divisions control handle

Drag to adjust the number of copies vertically.

3

Horizontal divisions control handle

Drag to adjust the number of copies horizontally.

4

Pattern area control handle

5

The original image

Path pattern tool works better on smaller, isolated fragments than on full-canvas images.


Controls

Once you get the feel, you'll master it.

1

icon/cancel

Cancel

closes the tool without applying changes.

2

icon/reflect_off

Reflect horizontally

3

icon/reflect_v_off

Reflect vertically

4

icon/confirm

Confirm

Closes the tool applying the changes.


The number of copies in each direction is determined by the position of the control handles:

2 copies

3 copies

4 copies

5 copies

Reflection mode

Reflect horizontally

Reflect both horizontally and vertically

For the reflection mode to work properly it may be necessary to extend the pattern area beyond the canvas.


The quilt pattern tool works better on smaller, isolated fragments than on full layers.

It is advisable to place the original in a corner of the area to be filled with the pattern. Otherwise the resulting pattern may be generated outside the control rectangle.

Maximum number of copies in each direction is over 100. Note that with high number of copies the performance may decrease. The last-used settings (the number of copies in each direction) are used as default for subsequent patterns.