Spray circles of random size

[Dexie]

When I used Macromedia Freehand in the dim and distant past, there was a tool for spraying circles of random sizes with control of max & min diameter and frequency of insertion.

I would find this a useful tool for adding indicative vegetation cover to maps.

[bcd]

I can't imagine may useful applications for this in Vectorworks.

You could use Photoshop however and set the brush size jitter & scattering jitter to achieve this effect either on an exported image of your drawing or create a file with transparency to import into your drawing.

[Kevin McAllister]

Have you tried the Stipple tool? It allows you to draw a polygon and fill it with pattern shapes. It is fairly adjustable in terms of patterning.

KM

[mike m oz]

A good suggestion by Kevin. If you do use the Stipple tool make sure you use circles rather than ovals as the latter really bog things down. To do this set the oval aspect ratio to 1.

[Kool Aid]

When I used Macromedia Freehand in the dim and distant past, there was a tool for spraying circles of random sizes with control of max & min diameter and frequency of insertion.

I would find this a useful tool for adding indicative vegetation cover to maps.

Good point once again, Dexie! I have to add this facility to my Forest Simulator tool.

[Dexie]

I forgot about the Stipple tool, it will do what I want.

If I ungroup the objects and do add surface it will create a good representation of tree groups.

Thanks for the tips.

by the way, belated HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL

[bcd]

Good one - I had never really looked at the Stipple tool. Happy New Year too!

[bcd]

I can't imagine may useful applications for this in Vectorworks.

You could use Photoshop however and set the brush size jitter & scattering jitter to achieve this effect either on an exported image of your drawing or create a file with transparency to import into your drawing.

Take it back! This tool proved immensely useful this morning. Saved hours! TY