Adobe Illustrator CS3 - Manual (Page 178)

ILLUSTRATOR CS3
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Art brush options
Direction Determines the direction of the artwork in relation to the line. Click an arrow to set the direction: to
place the left side of the art is the end of the stroke; to place the right side of the art is the end of the stroke;
to place the top of the art is the end of the stroke; to place the bottom of the art is the end of the stroke.
Width Adjusts the width of the art relative to its original width.
Proportional Preserves proportions in scaled art.
Flip Along or Flip Across Change the orientation of the art in relation to the line.
Pattern brush options
Tile buttons Let you apply different patterns to different parts of the line. Click a tile button for the tile you want to
define, and select a pattern swatch from the scroll list. Repeat to apply pattern swatches to other tiles as needed.
Note: You must add the pattern tiles you want to use to the Swatches panel before you set pattern brush options. After
you create a pattern brush, you can delete the pattern tiles from the Swatches panel if you don’t plan to use them for
additional artwork.
Tiles in a pattern brush
A. Side tile B. Outer Corner tile C. Inner Corner tile D. Start tile E. End tile
Scale Adjusts the size of tiles relative to their original size.
Spacing Adjusts the space between tiles.
Flip Along or Flip Across Changes the orientation of the pattern in relation to the line.
Fit Determines how the pattern fits on the line: Stretch To Fit lengthens or shortens the pattern tile to fit the object.
This option can result in uneven tiling. Add Space To Fit adds blank space between each pattern tile to apply the
pattern proportionally to the path. Approximate Path fits tiles to the closest approximate path without changing the
tiles. This option applies the pattern slightly inside or outside the path, rather than centered on the path, to maintain
even tiling.
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