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Add Pattern Dialog

The Add Pattern dialog displays when you are using or editing a Design Pattern element.

Reference

Panel

Action

Preview

Display a preview of the Pattern.

Click on the Preview link to open a view of the Pattern and drag the sides into as large a picture as you require.

 

Pattern Elements

Access the individual elements contained in the Pattern.

From here you can:

·Select the action for the individual element (Create, Merge, Instance or Type, as applicable for each element) by clicking on the drop-down arrow, or
·Modify the default of the Pattern element or - for a merged element - choose the namespace, by clicking on the (  ...  ) button on the right of the Default entry
 

Element Notes

Display the comments that describe the element in the Pattern.

Highlight an element in the Pattern Elements panel to view the notes.