Fill Display Mode: Vectorial vs. Bitmap

Each fill type has two faces or display modes: vectorial and bitmap.

By default, all fills in your project are set to be displayed as Vectorial Hatching, at View > On-Screen View Options.

If you turn this control off, fills will be displayed on screen in bitmap mode. However, when printing or plotting fills, the vectorial face will be used even if the on-screen display is set to bitmap.

The bitmap versions of all predefined fill patterns approximate their vectorial equivalents. If you change a vectorial pattern or generate a new symbol type pattern, you will need to create its bitmap version manually.

Screen-Only Fill Pattern

Use the Availability and Screen Only Panel of the Fill Types dialog box to view or edit the Fill’s bitmap pattern.

This pattern is used:

•to identify the fill in the fill pop-up menus

•for on-screen fill display if you disable the “Vectorial Hatching” on-screen view option (View > On-Screen View Options).

To edit this screen-only pattern, click with the arrow cursor in the pattern window to turn pixels on or off.