Scalable patterns versus Filled polygons
See Also Scalable Pattern Form
Filled Polygons use Windows bitmap fills.
Filled Polygons:
Pros:
Cons:
- They do not scale when zoomed in or out.
- They do not scale to the printer resolution, often causing the area to appear solid, instead of the pattern you see on the screen.
Scalable patterns are drawn to scale on each redraw and printing.
Scalable Fills:
Pros:
- They scale When zoomed, so a "Brick" or "Shingle" is always sized in proportion to the rest of the drawing.
- They scale to the printer resolution, so the printout is always in scale.
Cons: