ORBIT VERSION 4.x (Legacy documentation)
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All Area Parameters

Area parameters come in 2 parts :

Outline

Basic

Outline parameters are equal to the Line Parameters. For more explanation see Line Parameters.

Line

Outline parameters are equal to the Line Parameters. For more explanation see line parameters line settings.

Symbol Repetition

Outline parameters are equal to the Line Parameters. For more explanation see line parameters symbol repetition.

Fill Parameters

Fill parameters allow filling in 4 ways :

Basic

Parameter Comment
Fill Visibility Tick to activate the area filling.
Color Choose a fill color.
Transparency Set the transparency percentage of the total area fill from opaque to completely transparent.

Gradient

Parameter Comment
Gradient Preset Optionally select a predefined gradient fill.
Gradient Type Select the type of gradient fill (none, top, bottom, left, right, top left, top right, bottom left, bottom right).
2nd Color Choose a 2nd gradient color.

Texture

  • A texture fill will use an image as a tile to fill the area.

Parameter Comment
Texture file Select the image file to be used for texture filling. See Texture.
Image Width Enter the image width and select a size unit (point on screen, mm on paper, meter on scale).
Image Height Enter the image height and select a size unit (point on screen, mm on paper, meter on scale).
Transparency Set the transparency percentage of the label from opaque to completely transparent.

Hatching

  • A Hatching fill will use parallel lines to fill the area.
  • You can specify the appearance of the lines using line parameters.
  • If you wish to use a second hatch line, use the right half of the editor window to fill in equal parameters.

Parameter Comment
First Hatch Line Tick to activate a single hatch line.
Second Hatch Line Tick to activate a second hatch line.
Angle Set the angle to draw the hatch line.
Distance Enter the distance between parallel hatch lines and select a size unit (point on screen, mm on paper, meter on scale).
Line Click on the “Line” button to edit the line parameters of the hatch line.
 
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