Tiling

Presentation

The tiling operator in the Layer Editor allows you to replicate a drawing, similar to wallpaper.
It is also very useful when used with Domain Wrap to cycle textures.

Example of a Simple Tiling

Example of Tiling with Mirror and Domain Wrap

Canvas view

In the Canvas View, several interactions are possible with the Tiling.
By default, the Tiling gizmo is placed at the top left of the canvas and behaves like all transformation gizmos.

Move the area

In the canvas, drag and drop the area to move the tile gizmo.

Example:

Rotate the area

In the canvas, the area rotates by manipulating the gizmo from the outside.
By holding down the Shift key, it will snap to 5° increments.

Example:

Resize the area

To resize the tile area, simply drag a corner or side control handle of the gizmo.
This will automatically adjust the size of the duplicated drawings within the tile area.

Example:

Properties

The properties are visible in the Layer Operator Properties.

Options

Keep frame shown

It visualizes the area even when the operator is not selected and if it is on the current focus route.

Tile settings

Tile count

Defines how many repetitions there will be in the tile area.

Mirror in

• Horizontal Flip : Every other duplicated drawing will be flipped horizontally.
• Vertical Flip : Every other duplicated drawing will be flipped vertically.

Offset

Adjusts the tiling position within the defined area.

Pad

Creates margins between duplicated drawings: uniform if values are linked, free if unlinked.

Area settings

Position

The area can be moved by directly changing the values.

Size

The area can be resized by adjusting the values.
If the link option is enabled, the aspect ratio is maintained. Otherwise, the values can be set independently.

Rotation

The area can be rotated by changing the values.

Clicking the rotation icons applies 90° angles