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2. In the Options Menu select Screen Settings.
Figure 3. Screen Settings dialogue box.
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3. In the Screen Settings dialogue box, set up the Circular grid as shown in Figure 3.
4. To return to the drawing screen, click OK.
Why use this setup for this block?
If the squares are 1" then the curved section shown in Figure 2 has a 2" radius. The grid (distance between rings) is 1/4" so we need eight rings to measure 2 ". In order to draw 5 pointed patches per quarter we need 10 radials per quarter or 40 total radials.
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We will now draw the pointed patches.1. On the horizontal radial, starting at the fourth ring click and go to the second radial and click and go to the third radial and click and go to the eighth ring and the second radial and double click to complete the first pointed patch. (See Figure 5.)
Amplification of 90 degree Arc. We are going to need a 90 degree arc later to complete the block so we might as well draw it right now and at the same time position it where it will go.
To draw the arc: 1. First select the Line Tool 2. Start at the junction point of the horizontal radial and the eighth ring, click and move to the next radial clockwise clicking each to the vertical radial. Remember, there are radial points behind the filled patch. (See Figure 8.) This will draw a 90 degree arc composed of 10 short lines lying on top of the outer ring. We will join the line to other lines and arcs later to make background patches to square out the block. NOTE: You will not see the 10 lines, because they will look the same as the outside arc.
NOTE: Do NOT click on the duplicated
patches or any part of the screen before going to the next step.
4. Reposition the duplicate as shown in Figure 9b above. Setup the Screen (see Figure 10 below) to a solid grid to prepare to draw the next half of the block.
1. In the Options menu select Screen Settings. 2. Configure the Screen Settings dialogue box as shown in Figure 10.
3. Click OK. The grid type and settings will change and Figure 11 will appear.
Tools Bar 2. Draw 1" squares as shown in Figure 12.
3. To setup for the next step, decrease the screen size . Go back
to the Tools Bar and select zoom out Edit
Menu 5. Move the patch 4" to the right. 6. In the Edit menu select Duplicate. 7.
Go back to the Tools Bar, and Click Flip Horizontal 8. Reposition duplicate as shown in Figure 13 below.
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this block using two different grids.
Use
the Circular grid to draw the patches shown in Figure 2. Then we will switch to
the Solid grid to complete the block by drawing, duplicating and flipping patch
groups. 
and Grid Snap 
from the Toolbar. 
from the Tools Bar.
twice. All selected patches will rotate. (See Figure 9a.) 
Square Tool from the Tools Bar. 
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once.
Remember:
The 90 degree arc we drew on the curve around the tips, well it's time to see
if our prior planning pays off. Those lines should still be there and duplicated
every time the rest of the patch was duplicated. So all we should have to do is
draw a line across the curved opening from square to square select the arcs and
the line and join for a patch.
and position as shown in Figure 15. 
