To adjust the pattern as the drawing page scale changes, select the Scaled check box. Orient the line end so that it is always upright. Orient the line end to the direction of the line. Tile multiple images along the line without distorting them, while still retaining the line’s original formatting. Tile multiple images along the line without distorting them. Stretch a single image to fill the shape.īend the pattern to the line so that the pattern is tiled and distorted along the path of the line. Under Details, in the Name box, type a name for the pattern, and then click the pattern type you want.Ĭreate multiple copies of the image to fill a shape (tile the image) In the Drawing Explorer window, right-click Fill Patterns, Line Patterns, or Line Ends, and then click New Pattern. Then, click Developer > Drawing Explorer. To create a new stencil with which to save the pattern (to make it available in any drawing): In the Shapes window, click More Shapes, and then click New Stencil. If the stencil cannot be edited, right-click the stencil title bar, and then click Edit Stencil. To save the pattern with an existing stencil so that you can open it in any drawing, open the stencil: In the Shapes window, point to My Shapes, and then either click Favorites or open a stencil. To make the pattern available only in the current drawing, on the Developer menu, click Drawing Explorer. Click Advanced, and scroll down to the General section, and then select Run in developer mode.
Note: You will need to run Visio in developer mode to be able to work on patterns in Drawing Explorer.