Creating Color Gradient Fills

Use the FillArea command to fill an enclosed area or specified entities with a solid color or a color gradient. Like hatches, color fills add meaning to drawings and help differentiate materials and areas.

To create a color fill:

1. Click Draw > Hatch/Fill (or type FillArea).
2. In the Hatch / Fill dialog box, select Fill.
3. Configure the Colors of gradients by clicking One color or Two colors, selecting a a color by clicking , and applying the Dark Light slider.

   Note: To create a uniform solid fill, click One Color, then enter 50 in the field next to the Dark-Light slider.

4. Choose a color gradient style from the Style list:

   

5. Update Orientation by setting the Angle and optionally selecting Symmetric to ensure the pattern is symmetric within the boundaries.
6. Specify the Boundary settings.
   • Specify entities . Lets you select the entities that form the boundary.
   • Specify points . Lets you click points in enclosed areas to define the boundaries.
   • Rebuild boundary . Replaces a boundary after removing (enabled only when using the EditHatch command).
   • Delete boundary entities . Removes boundaries from the set of entities that form the boundaries.
   • Highlight boundary entities . Displays the boundaries in the drawing.
7. Optionally, set additional options:
   • See Setting Additional Options for Hatches and Gradient Fills
   • See Setting Behavior Options for Hatch and Fill Boundaries
8. Click Preview to view the color settings before applying.
9. Click OK to apply the fill settings.

Access

Command: FillArea

Menu: Draw > Hatch/Fill

Ribbon: Home > Draw > (Flyout) Fill area

Tool Palettes: Draw > Fill Area