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Drawing with the Graphic Hose tool
For quick illustration, you can use the Graphic Hose tool to “spray” frequently used objects on your document page.
Objects in hose (left) and spraying result
The Graphic Hose dialog box lets you store up to 10 images (including bitmaps, groups, blends, text, envelopes, and symbols) in each hose. When you paint with the hose, the images are applied in an order based on the options you choose.
FreeHand comes with a collection of predefined hoses. You can edit these hoses or create your own.
To select a graphic hose:
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In the Tools panel, if the Graphic Hose tool is not showing, select it from its pop-up menu. |
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Double-click the Graphic Hose tool. |
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Select Hose to display the hose sets. |
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Select a hose from the pop-up menu to activate it and display a preview of the first object in the set. You can use the Contents pop-up menu to preview the other objects in the set. |
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To preview individual objects contained in the hose, select an option from the Contents pop-up menu. |
To draw with the Graphic Hose tool:
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In the Tools panel, select the Graphic Hose tool from its pop-up menu. |
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Drag the tool, controlling the spray as follows: |
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Increase or decrease the speed and direction of dragging to control how objects are placed. Dragging faster spaces the objects farther apart. |
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Use the Left and Right Arrow keys to increase or decrease the spacing between objects as you spray them. |
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Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease the scale factor as you spray objects. |
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Click to place individual objects with the hose. |
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