| • | To create a 3-Rank nozzle |
You can create a 3-Rank nozzle using the grid method.
This nozzle file has three items in Rank 1, three items in Rank 2, and three items in Rank 3.
Painting with the 3-Rank nozzle "Broken Shells"
| To create a 3-Rank nozzle |
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| 1 . | Build or open a 2-Rank file. |
| 2 . | Determine the number of elements you want in the third rank. |
| 3 . | Choose Window  Navigator to display the Navigator panel, and check the height of the current nozzle file. |
| 4 . | Multiply the number of items in the third rank by the height of the file. |
| The result will be the height of your 3-Rank nozzle file. |
| 5 . | Choose Select Reselect. |
| 6 . | Choose Select Float. |
| 7 . | Choose Edit Copy. |
| Now you must extend this file vertically to accommodate the items in the third rank. |
| 8 . | In the Layers panel, select the canvas. |
| 9 . | From the menu bar, choose Canvas Canvas Size. |
| 10 . | To set the canvas to the height of your 3-Rank nozzle, add the correct number of pixels in the Add: pixels to bottom box. |
| The value you need is the difference between the height of the 3-Rank nozzle calculated in step 4 and the height of the open 2-Rank nozzle. |
| Now you can develop images for each item (set) in the third rank. |
| 11 . | Choose Edit Paste, and position the pasted layer in the area you added. |
| The images should be centered in the grid cells. |
| If necessary, modify the images in this layer. |
| 12 . | Select both layers in the Layers panel. |
| 13 . | Click the Layer options button  , and choose Drop and Select. |
| 14 . | Choose File Save, and save the file in RIFF format. |
| If you previously defined this file as a nozzle, you must edit the definition to describe the three ranks you created. |
| 15 . | Choose File Get Info, and edit the nozzle definition in the File Information dialog box. |
| For example, the nozzle definition "Image hose 3 by 3" describes a 2-Rank nozzle with three image elements (items) in Rank 1 and three image elements in Rank 2. Suppose the new nozzle has three image elements in Rank 3. To paint with images from all three ranks, you need to change the nozzle definition to "Image hose 3 by 3 by 3". |
To paint with your new nozzle file, you first need to load it. For more information, see To load a 1-Rank nozzle file.
