Creating a tiled image

This tip shows how a bunch of shapes can be used to create an image frame. Used techniques are Multiple Duplicate of shapes, combining them as polygons and then converting to an image frame.


 * Create a rectangular shape. In the example, it has a width and a height of 16 mm. Of course, any other type of shape can be used.


 * With the menu command Item > Multiple Duplicate (Rows & Columns Tab), create 6 rows by 8 columns with a horozontial and vertical gap of 2mm.




 * Now, select all the rectangles and then Item->Combine Polygons


 * Right click in the Combined Polygon frame and select Convert to Image Frame.


 * Last, but not least, load an image into your new image frame.



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