Compound symbols
The symbols defined in the Fill symbols section may be combined to form aggregated symbols. To do this, the coordinates of the original symbols are translated by a specified offset. Compound symbols may be used as components to make up other compound symbols.
For example, to define the scrub fill symbol, we combine the bushFillSymbol and smallBushFillSymbol using the following translations:
Compound scrubFillSymbol example.
bushFillSymbol: translate(-0.8 1)
smallBushFillSymbol: translate(1.2 –1.2)
The combined result, scrubFillSymbol, is drawn as:

To define the mixed vegetation type of scrub and rough grass, the scrubFillSymbol created in the previous example is used in conjunction with roughGrassFillSymbol:
Compound roughGrassAndScrubFillSymbol example.
roughGrassFillSymbol: translate(-1 -1)
scrubFillSymbol: translate(1 1)
The combined result, roughGrassAndScrubFillSymbol, is drawn as:

Transformation 1 definitions
Offset:
Symbol 1 – translate(-1 0.3)
Symbol 2 – translate(1.75 -1)
Transformation 1 compound symbol definitions table.
bouldersFillSymbol
1: boulderFillSymbol
2: smallBoulderFillSymbol
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rocksFillSymbol
1: rockFillSymbol
2: smallRockFillSymbol

Transformation 2 definitions
Offset:
Symbol 1 – translate(-0.8 1)
Symbol 2 – translate(1.2 –1.2)
Transformation 2 compound symbol definitions table.
coniferousTreesFillSymbol
1: coniferousTreeFillSymbol
2: smallConiferousTreeFillSymbol
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nonconiferousTreesFillSymbol
1: nonconiferousTreeFillSymbol
2: smallNonconiferousTreeFillSymbol
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scrubFillSymbol
1: bushFillSymbol
2: smallBushFillSymbol
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Transformation 3 definitions
Offset:
Symbol 1 – translate(-1 -1)
Symbol 2 – translate(1 1)
Transformation 3 compound symbol definitions table.
coniferousTreesAndScrubFillSymbol
1: coniferousTreesFillSymbol 2: scrubFillSymbol

heathAndScrubFillSymbol
1: heathFillSymbol 2: scrubFillSymbol

heathAndScatteredRocksFillSymbol
1: heathFillSymbol 2: smallRockFillSymbol

nonconiferousTreesAndConiferousTreesFillSymbol
1: nonconiferousTreesFillSymbol 2: coniferousTreesFillSymbol

nonconiferousTreesAndCoppiceFillSymbol
1: nonconiferousTreesFillSymbol 2: coppiceFillSymbol

nonconiferousTreesAndScrubFillSymbol
1: nonconiferousTreesFillSymbol 2: scrubFillSymbol

nonconiferousTreesAndScatteredRocksFillSymbol
1: nonconiferousTreesFillSymbol 2: smallRockFillSymbol

coniferousTreesAndScatteredRocksFillSymbol
1: coniferousTreesFillSymbol 2: smallRockFillSymbol

roughGrassAndBouldersFillSymbol
1: roughGrassFillSymbol 2: bouldersFillSymbol

roughGrassAndConiferousTreesFillSymbol
1: roughGrassFillSymbol 2: coniferousTreesFillSymbol

roughGrassAndHeathFillSymbol
1: roughGrassFillSymbol 2: heathFillSymbol

roughGrassAndMarshFillSymbol
1: roughGrassFillSymbol 2: marshFillSymbol

roughGrassAndNonconiferousTreesFillSymbol
1: roughGrassFillSymbol 2: nonconiferousTreesFillSymbol

roughGrassAndRocksFillSymbol
1: roughGrassFillSymbol 2: rocksFillSymbol

roughGrassAndScatteredBouldersFillSymbol
1: roughGrassFillSymbol 2: smallBouldersFillSymbol

roughGrassAndScatteredNonconiferousTreesFillSymbol
1: roughGrassFillSymbol 2: smallNonconiferousTreeFillSymbol

roughGrassAndScatteredRocksFillSymbol
1: roughGrassFillSymbol 2: smallRockFillSymbol

roughGrassAndScrubFillSymbol
1: roughGrassFillSymbol 2: scrubFillSymbol

scatteredNonconiferousTreesAndScatteredConiferousTreesFillSymbol
1: smallNonconiferousTreeFillSymbol 2: smallConiferousTreeFillSymbol

scrubAndScatteredNonconiferousTreesFillSymbol
1: scrubFillSymbol 2: smallNonconiferousTreeFillSymbol

Transformation 4 definitions
Offset:
Symbol 1 – translate(-2 -2)
Symbol 2 – translate(-0.5 0.5)
Symbol 3 – translate(2 2)
Transformation 4 compound symbol definitions table.
rocksRoughGrassAndBouldersFillSymbol
1: rocksFillSymbol
2: roughGrassFillSymbol
3: bouldersFillSymbol

roughGrassNonconiferousTreesAndConiferousT reesFillSymbol
1: roughGrassFillSymbol
2: nonconiferousTreesFillSymbol
3: coniferousTreesFillSymbol

roughGrassNonconiferousTreesAndScrubFillSym bol
1: roughGrassFillSymbol
2: nonconiferousTreesFillSymbol
3: scrubFillSymbol

scrubNonconiferousTreesAndCoppiceFillSymbol
1: scrubFillSymbol
2: nonconiferousTreesFillSymbol
3: coppiceFillSymbol

scrubConiferousTreesAndNonconiferousTreesFi llSymbol
1: scrubFillSymbol
2: coniferousTreesFillSymbol
3: nonconiferousTreesFillSymbol

Transformation 5 definitions
Offset:
Symbol 1 – translate(0 -1)
Symbol 2 – translate(-2 1)
Symbol 3 – translate(2 1)
Transformation 5 compound symbol definitions table.
roughGrassScatteredRocksAndBouldersFillSymbol
1: roughGrassFillSymbol
2: smallRockFillSymbol
3: bouldersFillSymbol

roughGrassScatteredRocksAndHeathFillSymbol
1: roughGrassFillSymbol
2: smallRockFillSymbol
3: heathFillSymbol

roughGrassScatteredRocksAndScatteredBouldersFill Symbol
1: roughGrassFillSymbol
2: smallRockFillSymbol
3: smallBoulderFillSymbol

roughGrassScatteredNonconiferousTreesAndScrub FillSymbol
1: roughGrassFillSymbol
2: smallNonconiferousTreeFillSymbol
3: scrubFillSymbol

scatteredConiferousTreesScatteredNonconiferousT reesAndScrubFillSymbol
1: smallConiferousTreeFillSymbol
2: smallNonconiferousTreeFillSymbol
3: scrubFillSymbol

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