region.rst

Region Layer

About Region Layers

The Region Layer is much like the Outline Layer <layer_outline>, except that the shapes it describes are filled in, rather than just being an outline.

To create a Region Layer use the Spline Tool <tool_spline> and check Create Region in the Tool Options Panel <panel_tool_options>. Once you finish the definition of the geometry of your outline and after pressing the Make Spline button (or selecting another tool or state) you create the Region Layer with the New Layer Defaulst: Brush Color <new_layer_defaults Brush Colors> Fill Color.

Depending on the options you choose in the Tool Options Panel <panel_tool_options> other like Star Tool <tool_star> or Cicle Tool <tool_circle> can also create Region Layers.

Using the Canvas Layer: Menu <canvas_layer_menu> Make Advanced Outline, Make Outline or Make Region commands you can also create those layers.

Parameters of Region Layers

The parameters of the region layers are:

Name	Value	Type
Z Depth Parameter <parameters_zdepth>	0.000000	real
Opacity <opacity>	1.000000	real
Blend Method <parameters_blend_method>	Composite	integer
Color <colors_dialog>		color
Origin	0.000000u,0.000000u	vector
Inver Parameter <parameters_invert>		bool
Antialiasing		bool
Feather	1.000000u	real
Type of Feather	Fast Gaussian Blur	integer
Winding Style	Non Zero	integer
Vertices	List	list(Spline)

The parameters are exactly the same as in the Outline Layer <layer_outline>, except that region layers don't have the following 7 parameters, which are all specific to outlines:

• Outline Width <layer_outline Outline width>
• Expand <layer_outline Expand>
• Sharp Cusps <layer_outline Sharp cups>
• Rounded Begin <layer_outline Rounded Begin>
• Rounded End <layer_outline Rounded End>
• Loopyness <layer_outline Loopyness>
• Homogeneous <layer_outline Homogeneous>