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Spraying objects along a line

CorelDRAW lets you spray a series of objects in a line. Besides graphic and text objects, you can import bitmaps and symbols to spray along a line.

You can control how a sprayed line appears by adjusting the spacing between objects, so they are closer or farther apart from each other. You can also vary the order of objects in the line. For example, if you are spraying a series of objects that includes a star, a triangle, and a square, you can change the spray order so that the square appears first, followed by the triangle and then the star. CorelDRAW also lets you shift the position of objects in a sprayed line by rotating them along the path or offsetting them in one of four different directions: alternating, left, random, or right. For example, you can choose a left offset direction to align the objects you spray to the left of the path.

You can also create a new spray pattern with objects of your own.

Objects sprayed along a curved line (left). The objects and line were edited after the objects were sprayed (right).

To spray a pattern Back to Top

Type a number in the top box of the Images per dab and image spacing box on the property bar.
Type a number in the bottom box of the Images per dab and image spacing box on the property bar.
Choose a spray order from the Spray order list box on the property bar.
Type a number in the top box of the Size of sprayed objects box on the property bar.
Type a number in the bottom box of the Size of sprayed objects box on the property bar.
Click the Scale stroke with object button on the property bar.

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Increasing the value for the size of spray objects along the line causes objects to become larger as they are distributed along the path.

Spray patterns that have more complex objects use more system resources. CorelDRAW requires more time to produce lines when complex objects are used, and these objects increase the file size. Using symbols for each group in the list can help reduce file size and ease the demands on your system. For more information about creating symbols, see Working with symbols.

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You can also choose spray patterns from the Artistic media docker. You can open the Artistic media docker by clicking Effects Artistic media.

To rotate the lines that you spray Back to Top
To offset the lines that you spray Back to Top
To create a new spray pattern Back to Top

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Spray patterns are saved as CorelDRAW (CDR) files and can be accessed by choosing Custom from the Category list box on the Artistic media property bar, and choosing a spray pattern from the Spray pattern list box.

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To delete a custom spray pattern, select the spray pattern from the Spray pattern list box on the property bar, and click the Delete button .


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