Drawing > Drawing with the Graphic Hose tool > Creating a graphic hose

 

Creating a graphic hose

You can include up to 10 objects from the existing FreeHand document or from other documents in a graphic hose.

You can also use symbols as elements in a hose. Using symbols lets you modify the symbol element to update all objects created by the Graphic Hose automatically.

For more information, see Using the Library panel.

To create a graphic hose:

1

Choose Window > Toolbars > Xtra Tools to display the Xtra Tools toolbar.

2

Double-click the Graphic Hose button to display options.

3

Choose a method to create a new set:

Choose New from the Sets pop-up menu to add a new set.

Choose Rename or Duplicate from the pop-up menu to base the new set on an existing one.

4

In the dialog box that appears, name the new set and click Save to add it to the list.

Hoses are stored in the Graphic Hose folder in the FreeHand/English/Xtras folder.

5

In your document, select artwork to include in the hose.

6

Choose Edit > Copy.

7

In the Graphic Hose dialog box, click Paste In. The artwork appears in the preview window as an object in the Contents pop-up menu.

Each new object you add to a hose is assigned the name Object-1, Object-2, and so on. You can choose an object name from the Contents pop-up menu to preview it.

Note: Avoid placing too many memory-intensive objects such as lenses, EPS images, and TIFF images in a hose. Spraying a great number of these generally increases file size.

8

Repeat steps 5 through 7 as needed to complete the hose.

To delete a hose:

Locate the FreeHand file for the hose in the Graphic Hose folder in the FreeHand/English/Xtras folder and delete it.

To restore the default hoses:

1

Navigate to the Graphic Hoses folder in the Installer/Support folder on the FreeHand 10 installation CD.

2

Copy any or all of the default hose files to the Graphic Hoses folder in the English/Xtras folder on your computer.