Hatching

You can use this tool to apply hatching to an area. This area may consist of a single or multiple closed polygons and may include, for example, recesses. Hatching can be combined with background colors.

Pattern

You can use this tool to apply a pattern to an area. This area may consist of a single or multiple closed polygons and may include, for example, recesses. Patterns can be combined with background colors.

Style Area

You can use this tool to apply architectural area styles to 2D areas. The area styles need to have been defined beforehand.

Fill

You can use this tool to apply fills to areas. You can also create fills with gradients and transparency using the advanced options in the Select RGB Color dialog box.

Bitmap Area

You can use this tool to place a pixel image in an area. This area may consist of a single or multiple closed polygons and may include, for example, recesses.

Convert Surface Element

You can use this tool to convert surface elements (hatching, pattern, fill, bitmap area or style area) to surface elements of the same or a different type. You can also use this tool to modify the properties of a surface element.

Change Fill

You can use this tool to change the fill color.

Edit Bitmap

This tool includes a number of other tools that you can use to display bitmap files, convert them to other formats, print and edit them.