User Guide

Chapter 8282
To edit a brush:
1 In the Stroke inspector, choose Brush from the stroke list.
2 Choose the brush you want to edit from the brush list.
3 Click the triangle in the upper right corner of the panel to display the Options
pop-up menu, and choose Edit.
4 Edit the brush as described in the preceding procedure and click OK.
5 If the brush you edited is in use, a dialog box opens. Choose Change to apply
your edits to all paths using that brush. Choose Create to create a new brush.
The new brush is automatically named “Copy of [old brush name].”
Note: You can also edit a brush by editing its symbols using the Library panel (see
“Editing symbols” on page 249).
To duplicate a brush:
1 In the Stroke inspector, choose the brush you want to duplicate from
the brush list.
2 Choose Duplicate from the Options pop-up menu.
3 A new brush called “Copy of [original brush]” appears in the brush list.
To delete a brush:
1 In the Stroke inspector, choose the brush you want to delete from the
brush list.
2 In the Stroke inspector, choose Remove from the Options pop-up menu.
3 In the message box that appears, choose an option:
• Choose Release to separate the brush stroke from its path. The stroke is
converted to a group of objects, and this group is grouped with the object.
• Choose Delete to delete the brush and any paths that use the brush.
To import a brush:
1 In the Stroke inspector, choose Import from the Options pop-up menu.
2 In the Import Brushes dialog box, choose the file that contains the brushes you
want to import and click Open.
3 In the Import Symbols dialog box, select the brushes you want to import.
Shift-click to select multiple brushes.
4 Click Import.
Note: When you import a brush file, the colors used in that file are added to the current
document’s color list, and the symbols used as brush tips are imported into the Library.