To Construct a Complex Shape by Flood
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Select the Create Region tool (
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Click the Flood icon.
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Set Fill Type and Fill Color as required.
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Click the Ignore Interior Shapes, Locate Interior Shapes, or Identify Alternate Shapes icon to define how any interior shapes are to be treated.
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Click the Locate Interior Text icon if you want the region shape to avoid text and dimensional text.
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Click the Dynamic Area Locate icon to dynamically display the proposed region as you pass the pointer over the elements.
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Enter a data point in the area enclosed by the bounding elements.
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Enter a data point outside to accept the complex shape.
Constructing a Complex Shape. Method = Flood, Ignore Interior Shapes = On, Locate Interior Text = On
Constructing a Complex Shape. Method = Flood, Locate Interior Shapes = On, Locate Interior Text = Off
Constructing a Complex Shape. Method = Flood, Identify Alternating Interior Shapes = On, Dynamic Area Locate = On