Vertical Options

The Vertical Options enable you to set the number of repeats, set the Size of the Multiply zone, and reflect copies of the multiplied designs as facing pairs.

Note: The Vertical Options are used with the Vertical and Tile Multiply Modes.

Repeats

Set the number of repeats for the horizontal line of designs from 2 to 40.

Size

Use Size to set the width of the Multiply zone from 10.0.mm to 1000.0 mm. in steps of 0.1 mm.

Mirror

Use Mirror

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 to reflect the designs to form pairs. Each alternate copy of the design is reflected.

Use the Multiply Vertical Options
  1. In the View Tab View_Tab_icon01220.jpg of the Design Panel Control_Panel_icon01222.jpg, ensure that the Canvas is set to 100mm x 100mm in size.
    Note: This is the initial setting for the Canvas.Vertical_Multiply_2.jpg

  2. Load or draw a design.

  3. Select the design with Box Select Box_Sel_icon_cp01225.jpg, Point Line Select Freehand_Point_Select_icon01227.jpg, or Freehand Select FreeHand_Sel_icon_cp01229.jpg.

  4. Drag the design upwards and to the left to move it a short distance from the center of the canvas.

  5. Click the Multiply Tab Multiply_Tab_icon01231.jpg in the Design Panel Control_Panel_icon01233.jpg.

  6. In the Multiply Mode section click Vertical

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    .
    The three repeated designs lie above and below the original, and the Multiply lines run horizontally.
    Note: The initial settings are 4 Repeats, with the Size of the Multiply zone set to 25.0mm.

  7. Set the Size to 20mm, to reduce the size of the Multiply zone.

  8. Click Mirror

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    , half of your designs are now upside down!
    Note: Use Size to adjust the distance between your designs, and use Repeats to increase or decrease the number of designs.

  9. In the Multiply mode section, click Tile

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    . Both the Horizontal and Vertical Options are now available.

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  10. Increase both the Horizontal and Vertical number of Repeats to 5.
    Note: Your designs may show confusing overlapping.Multiply_Tiled_4.jpg

  11. Drag your original design into the center of the blue Multiply box.
    Note: If your design is larger than the box, there will still be some overlapping. Increase the Horizontal or Vertical Size to prevent overlapping.

  12. Try using a different number of Repeats, and different settings for Size and Mirror with both the Horizontal and Vertical Options.

  13. Click Apply Multiply

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     to place the multiplied designs on the canvas.
    Note: If you change to Circle

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     with a design in the center of the Canvas, all of the design copies will appear to collapse into the middle. Drag your original design up and towards the left, and your designs will spread out around the circle.

Multiply Mode

Circle Options

Horizontal Options

Multiplying Designs