Creating a Tiled Image

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This tip shows how a collection of shapes can be used to create an irregular image frame. The techniques used are Duplicate/Multiple Duplicate of shapes, combining them as polygons and then converting to an image frame.


  • Create a rectangular shape. In the example, it has a width and a height of 16 mm. Of course, any other type of shape can be used.
  • With the menu command Item > Multiple Duplicate, create 7 duplicates with a horizontal shift of 18 mm and a vertical shift of 0 mm.

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  • Group the resulting 8 rectangles.
  • Multiply the resulting group again, 5 times, a horizontal shift of 0 and a vertical shift of 18 mm. This results in a two-dimensional group of rectangles, looking like a fence.

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  • At your option, ungroup the first row and change the position of the first rectangle. Resize it, rotate it, or whatever you like.


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  • Now, select all the rectangles and combine the polygons – Item > Combine Polygons
  • Apply Item > Convert to > Image frame
  • Last, but not least, load an image into your new image frame.

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