Quick links to procedures on this page:

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To spray a line
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To rotate the objects to be sprayed
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To offset the objects to be sprayed
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To create a new spraylist

Spraying linear patterns along a line

Corel DESIGNER lets you spray a series of objects along a line. You can spray graphics, text, or imported bitmaps or symbols.

You can control how a sprayed line appears by adjusting the spacing between objects, so that 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, the triangle second, and the star third. The program also lets you shift the position of objects in a sprayed line by rotating them along the path, or by offsetting them in one of four different directions: alternating, left, random, or right. For instance, you can choose a left offset direction to align the sprayed objects to the left of the path.

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

The Linear pattern sprayer tool lets you repeat objects along a line.

To spray a line Back to Top
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Click the Linear pattern tools button, and click the Linear pattern sprayer tool  .
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Choose a spray pattern category from the Category list box on the property bar.
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Choose a spray pattern from the Spray pattern list box on the property bar.
If the spraylist that you want is not listed, click the Browse button on the property bar and navigate to the folder where the file is located.
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Drag to draw the line.

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Adjust the number of objects sprayed at each spacing point
Type a number in the upper portion of the Images per dab and image spacing box on the property bar.
Adjust the spacing between dabs
Type a number in the lower portion of the Images per dab and image spacing box on the property bar.
Set the spray order
Choose a spray order from the Spray order list box on the property bar.
Adjust the size of spray objects
Type a number in the upper portion of the Size of sprayed objects box on the property bar.
Increase or decrease the size of the objects to be sprayed as they progress along the line
Type a number in the lower portion of the Size of sprayed objects box on the property bar.
Reset a spraylist to its saved settings
Click the Reset values button on the property bar.
Apply transformations to stroke thickness when scaling
Click the Scale stroke with object button on the property bar.
Hide the bounding box for drawing
Click the Bounding box button on the property bar.

Increasing the value for the size of the objects to be sprayed along the line causes objects to become larger as they are distributed along the path.
Spraylists that have more complex objects use more system resources. Lines that contain complex objects take longer to produce, and these objects increase the file size. Using symbols for each group in the list can help reduce file size and the demands on your system. For more information about creating symbols, see Working with symbols.
To rotate the objects to be sprayed Back to Top
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Select a spraylist.
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Click the Rotation button on the property bar.
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Type a value between zero and 360 in the Angle of rotation box.
If you want each object in the spraylist to rotate incrementally, enable the Increment check box, and type a value in the box.
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Enable one of the following options:
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Relative to path — rotates objects in relation to the line
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Relative to page — rotates objects in relation to the page
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Press Enter.
To offset the objects to be sprayed Back to Top
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Select a spraylist.
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Click the Offset button on the property bar.
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Enable the Use offset check box to offset objects from the path of the line sprayed.
If you want to adjust the offset distance, type a new value in the Offset box.
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Choose an offset direction from the Direction list box.
If you want to alternate between the left and the right of the line, choose Alternating.
To create a new spraylist Back to Top
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Click Effects Linear patterns.
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Select an object, a set of grouped objects, or a symbol.
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Click the Save button in the Linear patterns docker.
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In the Create a new stroke dialog box, enable the Object sprayer option.
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Click OK.
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Type a filename in the File name box.
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Click Save.

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