Multiply Mode

Circle Options

Horizontal Options

Vertical Options

Multiply

Use the Multiply Mode functions to set your Multiply style, and to enable Multiply.

Enable Multiply

Use Enable Multiply to activate the Multiply options.

Only new objects, or objects that were selected when Multiply was started, are affected by Multiply.

Shortcuts

• Multiply Tab, Multiply Mode:

• Keys: Alt, M, E

Apply Multiply

Use Apply Multiply 

to place the multiplied designs on the canvas.

Shortcuts

• Multiply Tab, Multiply Mode:

  

• Keys: Alt, M, A

Cancel Multiply

Use Cancel Multiply 

to cancel the current Multiply.

Shortcuts

• Multiply Tab, Multiply Mode:

  

• Keys: Alt, M, N

Circle

Use Circle

 to multiply designs in a circle, and to create kaleidoscope style patterns. Use the Circle Options to change the number of designs, and to mirror the designs.

Shortcuts

• Multiply Tab, Multiply Mode:

  

• Keys: Alt, M, MC

Horizontal

Use Horizontal

 to multiply designs along a horizontal line. Use the Horizontal Options to change the number of designs, the size of the Multiply zone, and to mirror the designs.

Shortcuts

• Multiply Tab, Multiply Mode:

  

• Keys: Alt, M, MR

Vertical

Use Vertical

 to multiply designs along a vertical line. Use the Vertical Options to change the number of designs, the size of the Multiply zone, and to mirror the designs.

Shortcuts

• Multiply Tab, Multiply Mode:

  

• Keys: Alt, M, MV

Tile

Use Tile

 to multiply designs within a horizontal and vertical grid, from a square blue Multiply zone.

Use the Horizontal Options and the Vertical Options to change the number of designs, the size of the Multiply zone, and to mirror the designs.

 

Shortcuts

• Multiply Tab, Multiply Mode:

  

• Keys: Alt, M, MT

Use Multiply to Create Copies of a Design

1. Load or draw a design.

2. Select the design with Box Select , Point Line Select , or Freehand Select .

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

4. Click the Multiply tab.

5. Click Enable Multiply . Your design is multiplied in a circle with four repeats. The reflected areas are marked by heavy horizontal and vertical blue lines.
   The initial settings are Circle and four Repeats, without Mirroring.

 



 

6. In the Multiply tab, click Horizontal . The three repeated designs are now either side of the original, and the blue Multiply lines run vertically.

 

7. In the Multiply tab, click Vertical .
   The three repeated designs lie above and below the original, and the Multiply lines run horizontally.

 



 

8. In the Multiply tab, click Tile .
   There are now 15 copies of your original design, forming a grid, with the original design within a blue outlined square.

9. If needed, move your original design within the blue square.
   This blue square forms the original area that is multiplied.
   You can use the Mirror and Size options to reflect the multiplied designs, and to set the size of the zone within the blue lines.

 

10. Click Apply Multiply to place the multiplied designs on the canvas.

To go back to your original single design, click Undo

after using Apply Multiply.