«Pattern Editor» Contextual Ribbon Tab

Type

Icon Name Description
/ Linear / Circular Displays the pattern type for the selected pattern

Items (Circular Patterns)

Icon Name Description
Count Specifies the resulting number of copies in the circular patten (including the source)
Angle Specifies the included angle between the base points of the pattern entities and the center of the pattern
Fill Lets you specify the included angle between the base points of the first and last elements in the circular pattern

Columns (Linear Patterns)

Icon Name Description
Count Specifies the number of columns in the pattern
Spacing Sets the spacing between columns in the pattern
Total Allocates columns in the pattern at specified intervals with the specified total number. If the calculated pattern length exceeds the total length, the distance between the columns is reduced.

Rows

Icon Name Description
Count Specifies the number of rows in the pattern
Spacing Sets the spacing between rows in the pattern
Total Allocates rows in the pattern at specified intervals with the specified total number. If the calculated pattern length exceeds the total length, the distance between the rows is reduced.

Levels

Icon Name Description
Count Specifies the number of levels in the pattern
Spacing Sets the spacing between levels in the pattern
Total Allocates levels in the pattern at specified intervals with the specified total number. If the calculated pattern length exceeds the total length, the distance between the levels is reduced.

Properties

Icon Name Description
Element Base Point Redefines the base point of the pattern
Orient Elements Rotates the copies as they are patterned, otherwise they maintain the alignment of the source entities. This option is available for circular patterns.
Direction Specifies whether the orientation of the circular pattern is clockwise or counterclockwise. This option is available for circular patterns.

Options

Icon Name Description
Edit Source Lets you edit the pattern source entity
Replace Element Replaces the source entities for specified pattern elements or for all elements referencing the original pattern source entities
Reset Pattern Restores erased pattern elements and removes any element overrides

Close

Icon Name Description
Close Closes the Pattern Editor contextual ribbon tab

 

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