Brick patterns

[Larry]

any chance anyone knows of where to get a brick pattern for a fill?

 

[John Goldsmith]

Hello Larry,

You could draw your own brick pattern or (and I suspect a better choice) add
an image to a new fill pattern and name it bricks.

A 'Live' search will give you a brick image:

http://search.live.com/images/results.aspx?q=bricks&FORM=BIRE

....and these two links will help explain how to go about creating a custom
fill pattern:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa200997(office.10).aspx

http://visguy.com/2007/07/29/masking-images-in-visio/

Hope that helps.

Best regards

John


John Goldsmith
www.visualSignals.typepad.co.uk
www.visualSignals.co.uk

 

[Brett Newman]

any chance anyone knows of where to get a brick pattern for a fill?

Hi,
ShapeSource sells a set of Visio fill patterns at:
http://www.shapesource.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idProduct=143

It's a pretty big set of fills so it may be much more than you need.
These were created by a third party and we resell them.
Unfortunately I don't have authorization from the developer to break
the set apart but perhaps you will find the entire set attractive.

Brett
www.visimation.com
www.shapesource.com

 

[Chris Roth [Visio MVP]]

Hi Larry,


Have you looked under: File > Shapes > Visio Extras?

There are some stencils that contain custom pattern masters. They start
with the name "Custom Patterns..."

When you open the stencil, you won't seen any masters, but you will have
a bunch of named Patterns in your Fill (or Line) dialogs. You can then
apply these to your shapes.

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Hope this helps,

Chris Roth
Visio MVP


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[Paul Herber]

Hi Larry,


Have you looked under: File > Shapes > Visio Extras?

There are some stencils that contain custom pattern masters. They start
with the name "Custom Patterns..."

Chris, are these in Visio Standard or just Professional?