PatternPrint 1.3 review

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PatternPrint is a pattern manipulation plugin for Illustrator CS2 CS1 10.

License: Comercialware
OS: Mac OS X
File size: 13K
Developer: Abneil Software/Graphicxtras.com
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Price: $10.00
Updated: 07 Jul 2006
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PatternPrint is a pattern manipulation plugin for Illustrator CS2 CS1 10.

The plugin manipulates the pattern swatch designs in 100s of different ways / scaling / rotation / color manipulation and more to create dynamic texture / pattern designs. The swatches can also be layered creating a graphic style for further use in Illustrator (or symbol) - the fills appear in the 'appearance' palette / blending modes and opacity etc can be modified and combined to create a near infinite range of superb to surreal to the really unusual pattern design. The plugin set comes with a plugin for CS1 10 and also a plugin for use in CS2. The plugin set also comes supplied with a large number /100s of patterrn swatches for royalty-free use in the plugin.

A demo is available on the graphicxtras.com site via the patternPrint plugin page.

What's New:
Added bold to panel buttons
Updated dialog size and moved buttons
Modified panel buttons
Added dialog position - to remember the current dialog selected
Added documentview suite to the plugin
Added view / zoom feature to the plugin
Added pattern number limit based on actual pattern swatches available
Removed reset button
Added presets dropdown with reset as the first item
Presets added
Added tumble button for randomizations of settings
Add link scaling checkbox (only links setting scalev=h, not randomization)
Add link pattern box (only links settting pat2=pat1 not randomization)
Increased default height and width of patterns
Added tracker suite to plugin
Added drag buttons for some fields, drag across document + hold shift key to modify
Removed delete of default fill - for use with randomization of 'top' fill and blending
Added fillcombo - normal / multiply + randomized + 'no fill'
Added additional patterns
Updated documentation.

Requirements:
Illustrator 10, CS1 or CS2.

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