bending objects with tiled fill?

[jw21 webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Hi folks,

I would like to bend an object which has a tiled fill. The bending itself is not a problem but the fill doesn't follow the shape. I hoped the fill would behave like the skin of a snake, which is attached to the snake, no matter what bends it makes.
Is there any possibility to create this effect?

regards
jw

[Ron Rockwell]

What I¹ve done instead of using the tiled fill, is to clone the tile and
make enough copies to cover the area that I want to fill. Then I group it
and cut it to the copyboard. I place an envelope on the group and shape it
to the object that needs the fill. Then I cut the envelope/fill and paste it
inside the object.

You can see the finished version of what I¹m talking about here:

[url]http://www.brainstormer.org/TiledEnvelope.html[/url]

Ron

> Hi folks,
>
> I would like to bend an object which has a tiled fill. The bending itself is
> not a problem but the fill doesn't follow the shape. I hoped the fill would
> behave like the skin of a snake, which is attached to the snake, no matter
> what bends it makes.
> Is there any possibility to create this effect?
>
> regards
> jw
>
>
>
>

[jw21 webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

that will propably do. Although I hoped there would be a less time consuming way:-)

JW21

[Acumowchek webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Also try the attach blend to path option.
Depending on the graphic you are trying to tile, I find I have more control with blends.
Try different combinations of grouped objects or composite paths in your blend.


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