Editing Image Fills

 

To modify an object’s image fill:

1.	Click the Attribute Mapping tool from the View/Draw or Visualization tool set.

2.	Click on an object containing an image fill. Only one object at a time can be edited.

3.	An editing object with eight handles is placed over the image.

4.	Use the editing object to set the image origin location, i-axis and j-axis lengths, and rotation angle. The fill can also be nudged.

 

Action	Description
Edit the location of the fill (image origin)	Click and drag the entire editing object, moving it to the desired location.
Edit the image i-axis and j-axis location	Click on a corner handle (the resize cursor displays) and drag the handle to the new size; holding the Shift key during this operation constrains the image aspect ratio. Click to set.
Edit the image rotation	Click on a side handle (the rotate cursor displays) and drag the handle to the new rotation angle. Click to set. Press the Ctrl key (Windows) or Command key (Macintosh) while rotating to rotate about the image center.
Flip or mirror the image	Click and drag a corner of the editing object past another corner of the editing object; click again to redraw the image within the new drawing area. Drag horizontally to mirror the image; drag vertically to flip the image; drag diagonally to both flip and mirror the image.

Options in the Image Settings dialog box (accessed from the Attributes palette) also affect image attribute mapping. When Maintain Aspect Ratio is selected, the image cannot be flipped or mirrored by dragging the editing object’s handles vertically or horizontally; only diagonal dragging is allowed. Use the Mirror or Flip options in this dialog box to change the fill image orientation without moving or resizing the image.