reverse hang and mirror repeats

Using the Advanced Controls in the Repeat Window Borders Fit Repeats to Size Mirrors Creating a block repeat Creating a vertical repeat Creating a horizontal repeat Creating vertical and horizontal repeats Creating reverse hang repeats

Using the Repeat Window to create reverse hang and mirrored Repeats

Go to the View Menu and select Repeat. Alternatively you can use the keyboard shortcut ⌘B.
Use the Across and Down options to set the number of repeats you want to view of your design.

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Note: Increasing the number of repeats here will not increase the size (MB) of your file because the repeats are only visual. If you used the Step & Repeat function (Edit Menu) to change the number of repeats, the file size would then increase because this function physically steps the design up to the number of repeats you specify.

Use the Drop settings to apply a repeat drop if necessary. Selecting Other, rather than using one of the industry standard presets, will open up a slider bar for you to use and adjust the repeat drop. It is worth noting that it is not advisable to use non - standard drops.
Tick Frame First Repeat if you would like to place a frame around the first repeat of your file. Doing this will help to identify the edges of complex textures and surface designs. Use the colour chip to the side of this option to change the colour of the frame. You can do this by ⌥ (option key) clicking on the chip and selecting a new colour from the colour picker. We advise using a contrasting colour to those used in the design. You can also double click on this chip to select a colour from a colour file, or you can drag and drop colours to this chip from the Swatches Palette or anywhere else you see a colour chip in AVA or ColourSys.

Using the Advanced Controls in the Repeat Window

Click the disclosure triangle beside Advanced Controls to reveal more repeating options.

Borders

This setting lets you set a border around the repeat of the design, extending it by a chosen amount entered. It is very useful if you need to print more than a single repeat but not as much as two full repeats. Make sure you only view a single repeat of your design when using this feature, otherwise the file will show the bleed border as well as the chosen number of repeats across and down. You can set the design to a single repeat very quickly by pressing the Single Repeat icon in the toolbar of the Design Window:

You may need to customise the toolbar of the Design Window to add this option.

Fit Repeats to Size

This setting will override the number of repeats set in this window to the dimensions entered. This means, instead of viewing a set number of repeats you can choose to view an area of a specified size instead. This is ideal for printing specific sizes from the Design Window. It also works well when working in the Layout Window. If you set your design to show a specific size, as opposed to a repeat size, and use the Set Page feature in the toolbar of the Layout Window, it creates neat presentations.

Mirrors

The icons here let you create symmetrical designs such as scarves and napkins quickly and easily. Designs can be mirrored down the centre, horizontally or vertically, using the appropriate buttons in the Repeat Window.