Pattern definitions

Creating a pattern

The symbols defined in Symbols and Compound symbols that end with the term FillSymbol are all used for pattern fills. The name of the pattern is taken from the symbol name by replacing FillSymbol with the term Pattern.

The exceptions to this principle are:

• scatteredBouldersPattern uses smallBoulderFillSymbol

• scatteredRocksPattern uses smallRockFillSymbol

• scatteredConiferousTreesPattern uses smallConiferousTreeFillSymbol

• scatteredNonconiferousTreesPattern uses smallNonconiferousTreeFillSymbol

To produce a particular pattern, the appropriate fill symbol is distributed on a grid that is repeated to cover the polygon being drawn. The sections below detail the grids that are currently in use.

Landform grid

Landform grid table

Variables	Value/s
Size	(25,25)
Suitable symbols	manmadeLandformFillSymbol naturalLandformFillSymbol
Symbol coordinates	0,-21 0,-18 0,-15 0,-12 0,-9 0,-6 0,-3 0,0 0,3 0,6 0,9 0,12 0,15 0,18 0,21
Fill colour	none
Patterns	manmadeLandformPattern naturalLandformPattern

Small regular grid

Small regular grid table.

Variables	Value/s
Size	(3,3)
Suitable symbols	foreshoreFillSymbol multiVegetationFillSymbol
Fill colour	for foreshorePattern – CCFFF (RGB 204,255,255) otherwise – CCFFCC (RGB 204,255,204)
Patterns	foreshorePattern multiVegetationPattern

Regular grid

Regular grid table.

Size	(6,6)
Suitable symbols	orchardFillSymbol
Fill colour	CCFFCC (RGB 204,255,204)
Patterns	orchardPattern

Natural environment grid

Natural environment grid table.

Property/Description	Value/s
Size	(50,50)
Suitable symbols	All natural vegetation and surface cover symbol types except for orchard.
Symbol coordinates	5,3 5,25 10,12 10,35 25,45 42,15 37,27 27,14 36,37 42,45 39,3 18,33
Fill colour	CCFFCC (RGB 204,255,204)
Patterns	roughGrassPattern heathPattern marshPattern scatteredBouldersPattern scatteredRocksPattern scatteredConiferousTreesPattern scatteredNonconiferousTreesPattern coppicePattern orchardPattern bouldersPattern rocksPattern screePattern scrubPattern coniferousTreesPattern nonconiferousTreesPattern coniferousTreesAndScatteredRocksPattern coniferousTreesAndScrubPattern heathAndScrubPattern heathAndScatteredRocksPattern nonconiferousTreesAndConiferousTreesPattern nonconiferousTreesAndCoppicePattern nonconiferousTreesAndScatteredRocksPattern nonconiferousTreesAndScrubPattern roughGrassAndBouldersPattern roughGrassAndConiferousTreesPattern roughGrassAndHeathPattern roughGrassAndMarshPattern roughGrassAndNonconiferousTreesPattern roughGrassAndRocksPattern roughGrassAndScatteredBouldersPattern roughGrassAndScatteredNonconiferousTreesPattern roughGrassAndScatteredRocksPattern roughGrassAndScrubPattern scatteredNonconiferousTreesAndScatteredConiferousTreesPattern scrubAndScatteredNonconiferousTreesPattern rocksRoughGrassAndBouldersPattern roughGrassNonconiferousTreesAndConiferousTreesPattern roughGrassNonconiferousTreesAndScrubPattern roughGrassScatteredRocksAndBouldersPattern roughGrassScatteredRocksAndHeathPattern roughGrassScatteredRocksAndScatteredBouldersPattern roughGrassScatteredNonconiferousTreesAndScrubPattern scrubConiferousTreesAndNonconiferousTreesPattern scrubNonconiferousTreesAndCoppicePattern scatteredConiferousTreesScatteredNonconiferousTreesAndScrubPattern

Example grid pattern

In this example, heathAndScrubPattern uses the natural environment grid to produce the pattern below:

Example heathAndScrubPattern using the natural environment grid.

This is then applied as a polygon fill:

Example heathAndScrubPattern using the natural environment grid applied as a polygon fill.