Mesh Tool - 1. Stippling Parameters

This is a sub-chapter of the Mesh Parameters chapter

Category - select the way of how stippling path is generated: A) Necklace, B) Maze. Necklace mode allows to add glyphs from library or from font along the stippling path. The gap between branches varies above anf below the set value. Maze mode creates a simple meandering path with required gap between meanders.

Stippling - Necklace

Stippling - Maze

Following tabs are available in the Necklace mode:

A) Necklace - Main Settings Tab

Kind - select any of predefined stippling paths or make your own path from library and font glyphs.

Average Gap - average width of the empty space between meanders. The actual gap varies above and below this value.

Single Layer - see detailed description of Single Layer setting at the end of this chapter . Single Layer option is not available for Font and Glyph necklace fills.

Glyph Spacing, Step defines how often the glyphs appear along the path.

Direction allows forward, backward, alternate or random orientation of glyphs while putting them along the path.

Random Glyph Order . If there are more glyphs selected, this control allows to randomize their order along the path.

Reverse Glyph Order . If there are more glyphs selected, this control allows to swap their order along the path.

Span defines extent of fill with respect to object contours. Possible values are Overflow , Cropped , Interior . In case of Overflow fill you may want to exclude object contours from the mesh. This can be done in Common Settings tab.

Interior fill, contours excluded

A) Necklace - Font Tab

Font - select font to chose glyphs from.

Text . This control allows to type in one or multiple glyphs (letters, dingbat or clipart symbols) from chosen font.

Bold - switches font style to thick, if supported by given font.

Italic - switches font style to slanted, if supported by given font.

Angle - allows to rotate glyphs with respect to path direction.

A) Necklace - Glyphs Tab

Glyphs . This control allows to select one or multiple predefined glyphs from library.

B) Maze

In the Maze mode only two controls are available:

Kind - select contour, radial or random meanders layout.

Gap - width of the empty space between meanders.

Single Layer - see detailed description of Single Layer setting at the end of this chapter .