# PATTERN SHAPE TOOL

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Use this to draw custom patterns shapes, like floor tiles or ground textures.

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## BASIC CONTROLS

### Drawing a pattern

Select a pattern type and draw your shape by holding click.

{% hint style="info" %}
&#x20;*The X pattern a the top left of the list is a plain color one.*
{% endhint %}

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### Shapes

As for the [**Building Tool**](https://unofficial-dd-manual.gitbook.io/dungeondraft/all-the-tools/building-tool#shapes), you can choose from **preset shapes** or draw your own using freeform mode by clicking on the corresponding shapes.&#x20;

In **Freefrom** shape, click then hold <kbd>🡅 SHIFT</kbd>  to bend your current line press <kbd>DELETE</kbd> or <kbd>BACKSPACE</kbd> to erase your last point..\\

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### Edit Points

You can edit points of the drawn shape by clicking on the <kbd><mark style="color:blue;">**Edit Points**<mark style="color:blue;"></kbd> button.&#x20;

* To **move** a **point**, click on any point of the pattern and drag it where you want.
* To **add** a point, click anywhere on the pattern’s border.&#x20;
* To **remove** a point, hover over it and hit <kbd>DELETE</kbd> or <kbd>BACKSPACE</kbd>.&#x20;
* To **exit** that mode, click on one of the **shapes** above the button.

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### Layers

You can choose the **layer** of the pattern before drawing it. Click on the **dropdown menu** to change it.

{% hint style="info" %}
*Check out the* [*Layers page*](https://unofficial-dd-manual.gitbook.io/dungeondraft/general-info/layers-and-sorting) *for more info.*
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## ADVANCED CONTROLS

### Texture rotation

You can choose to change the rotation of a pattern before you place it.\\

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{% hint style="info" %}
*You can rotate the shape itself in the* [*Select Tool*](https://unofficial-dd-manual.gitbook.io/dungeondraft/all-the-tools/select-tool)*.*
{% endhint %}

### Color & Opacity

You can change the color and the opacity of a pattern before you place it. The small arrow on the right resets the color to default.

{% hint style="info" %}
*See the* [*<mark style="color:blue;">Custom Color Palette Chapter</mark>*](https://unofficial-dd-manual.gitbook.io/dungeondraft/general-info/custom-color-palette) *for more info.*
{% endhint %}

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<figure><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXe01uiN_7mKUkWIOI8fuHwYxTuQgDfv0iG65H-DLRVGrUWmUekc6TXQ0g2Dkb9ileVgjGvrzCvWD8BZV7zGZi3x-mpHYx5yahPe92D5H3Ud9xWXImK3HIMZQ-YALUIqDpHqZnea0g?key=yb7pPfKqh-ggF4DAtKAOvkMp" alt=""><figcaption><p>Some patterns are only partly colorable, while some other (most of them) are fully colorable.</p></figcaption></figure>

### Outline

You can add an **outline** to your pattern before you place it. It might help turning your pattern into something that looks more like a regular [object](https://unofficial-dd-manual.gitbook.io/dungeondraft/all-the-tools/objects-tab/objects-tool).

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### ✅ **Pro Tip:** *Making a hole in a Pattern*

You can’t directly erase a part that is in the middle of a pattern, but a workaround is using the <kbd><mark style="color:blue;">**Edit Points**<mark style="color:blue;"></kbd>  mode to add points that will create a hole inside, starting from the sides and opening your way inside.

<div data-full-width="true"><figure><img src="https://717747526-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FonbNaZHYfX7cze8ubfnQ%2Fuploads%2FZhvt9QzAUVz51cn8n9Ks%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=e260f2ff-2463-4030-b31c-a486bd94ab80" alt="" width="285"><figcaption><p>Draw a hole in a Pattern - Step 1<br>Draw a Pattern</p></figcaption></figure></div>

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<figure><img src="https://717747526-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FonbNaZHYfX7cze8ubfnQ%2Fuploads%2FJ6C6tbxd3m2AbgUBTozn%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=2392e606-1390-46d2-89f8-77e906645322" alt="" width="254"><figcaption><p>Draw a hole in a Pattern - Step 3<br>Add a few points to close that opening</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="https://717747526-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FonbNaZHYfX7cze8ubfnQ%2Fuploads%2FOmEzU2hOxL5SiD0vra6p%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=cc3e52ab-3fdf-4ebd-ad52-e9c1011e9d65" alt="" width="265"><figcaption><p>Draw a hole in a Pattern - Step 4<br>Drag your points to close your Pattern</p></figcaption></figure>

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## USEFUL INFO

{% hint style="warning" %}

### 📌 Good to know 📌&#x20;

* Anything that can be done before placing a pattern (layer, type of pattern, color, outline, rotation…) can be changed afterwards in the [**Selection Tool**](https://unofficial-dd-manual.gitbook.io/dungeondraft/all-the-tools/select-tool).
* In the [**Selection Tool**](https://unofficial-dd-manual.gitbook.io/dungeondraft/select-tool/interactive-areas#move-rotate-resize), you can also manually **rotate** and **resize** a **Pattern.**
  {% endhint %}

***

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## Related Mods

* [Additionnal Search Options](https://unofficial-dd-manual.gitbook.io/dungeondraft/custom-assets-and-mods/some-useful-mods/additional-search-options) adds search options for patterns
* [Color and Modify Things](https://unofficial-dd-manual.gitbook.io/dungeondraft/custom-assets-and-mods/some-useful-mods/colour-and-modify-things-beta) adds more options to recolor patterns and a blurred edges option
* [Convert Object Into Pattern](https://unofficial-dd-manual.gitbook.io/dungeondraft/custom-assets-and-mods/some-useful-mods/convert-object-into-pattern) allows you to turn any object into a pattern so it can be cropped
* [Make Pattern Hole](https://unofficial-dd-manual.gitbook.io/dungeondraft/custom-assets-and-mods/some-useful-mods/make-pattern-hole) automates the process of making a hole
  {% endhint %}
