# PATTERN SHAPE TOOL
Use this to draw custom patterns shapes, like floor tiles or ground textures.
## BASIC CONTROLS
### Drawing a pattern
Select a pattern type and draw your shape by holding click.
Pro Tip:The X pattern a the top left of the list is plain color
### Shapes
As for the [**Building Tool**](/guide/all-the-tools/design-tab/building-tool.md#shapes), you can choose from **preset shapes** or draw your own using freeform mode by clicking on the corresponding shapes.
In **Freefrom** shape, click then hold 🡅 SHIFT to bend your current line press DELETE or BACKSPACE to erase your last point..
Rectangle shape
Circle shape
Freeform shape (hold SHIFT to bend)
### Edit Points
You can edit points of the drawn shape by clicking on the **Edit Points** button.
* To **move** a **point**, click on any point of the pattern and drag it where you want.
* To **add** a point, click anywhere on the pattern’s border.
* To **remove** a point, hover over it and hit DELETE or BACKSPACE.
* To **exit** that mode, click on one of the **shapes** above the button.
### Layers
You can choose the **layer** of the pattern before drawing it. Click on the **dropdown menu** to change it.
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*Check out the* [*Layers page*](/guide/general-info/layers-and-sorting.md) *for more info.*
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## ADVANCED CONTROLS
### Texture rotation
You can choose to change the rotation of a pattern before you place it.
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*You can rotate the shape itself in the* [*Select Tool*](/guide/all-the-tools/select-tool.md)*.*
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### Color & Opacity
You can change the color and the opacity of a pattern before you place it. The small arrow on the right resets the color to default.
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*See the* [*Custom Color Palette Chapter*](/guide/general-info/custom-color-palette.md) *for more info.*
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Some patterns are only partly colorable, while some other (most of them) are fully colorable.
### Outline
You can add an **outline** to your pattern before you place it. It might help turning your pattern into something that looks more like a regular [object](/guide/all-the-tools/objects-tab/objects-tool.md).
That button is at the very bottom of the tab
### ✅ **Pro Tip:** *Making a hole in a Pattern*
You can’t directly erase a part that is in the middle of a pattern, but a workaround is using the **Edit Points** mode to add points that will create a hole inside, starting from the sides and opening your way inside.
Draw a hole in a Pattern - Step 1 Draw a Pattern
Draw a hole in a Pattern - Step 2 In Edit Points Mode, create an opening
Draw a hole in a Pattern - Step 3 Add a few points to close that opening
Draw a hole in a Pattern - Step 4 Drag your points to close your Pattern
Video explanation
## USEFUL INFO
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### 📌 Good to know 📌
* Anything that can be done before placing a pattern (layer, type of pattern, color, outline, rotation…) can be changed afterwards in the [**Selection Tool**](/guide/all-the-tools/select-tool.md).
* In the [**Selection Tool**](/guide/all-the-tools/select-tool/interactive-areas.md#move-rotate-resize), you can also manually **rotate** and **resize** a **Pattern.**
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## Related Mods
* [Additionnal Search Options](/guide/custom-assets-and-mods/some-useful-mods/additional-search-options.md) adds search options for patterns
* [Color and Modify Things](/guide/custom-assets-and-mods/some-useful-mods/colour-and-modify-things.md) adds more options to recolor patterns and a blurred edges option
* [Convert Object Into Pattern](/guide/custom-assets-and-mods/some-useful-mods/convert-object-into-pattern.md) allows you to turn any object into a pattern so it can be cropped
* [Make Pattern Hole](/guide/custom-assets-and-mods/some-useful-mods/make-pattern-hole.md) automates the process of making a hole
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