Adobe Illustrator CS3 - Manual (Page 195)

ILLUSTRATOR CS3
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Select both objects (left) and drag to create a copy (right).
6 When the copy of the object has snapped into place, release the mouse button, and then release the keys.
7 Repeat steps 2 through 6 until you’ve built the pattern you want.
8 Use the Rectangle tool to do one of the following:
• For a fill pattern, draw a bounding box from the center point of the upper left object to the center point of the
lower right object.
• For a brush pattern, draw a bounding box that surrounds the objects and coincides with their outer boundaries.
If the pattern is to be a corner tile, hold down Shift as you drag to constrain the bounding box to a square.
Bounding box for a fill pattern (left) compared to the bounding box for a brush pattern (right)
9 Paint the geometric objects the desired color.
10 Save the geometric objects as a pattern swatch.
Construct irregularly textured patterns
1 Choose View > Snap To Point.
2 Draw a bounding box. If you are creating a brush pattern, skip to step 13.
3 Draw the texture with the objects or lines that intersect only the left side of the bounding rectangle.
4 Using the Direct Selection tool, select the texture and the rectangle, and place the pointer on the lower left corner
of the rectangle.
5 Drag the rectangle to the right; then press Alt+Shift (Windows) or Option+Shift (Mac OS) to create a copy and
to constrain the move.