# How to fill pattern in simple shapes. Menu option seems missing

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-fill-pattern-in-simple-shapes-menu-option-seems-missing/83173>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, vision\
**Created:** [December 15, 2023, 12:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-fill-pattern-in-simple-shapes-menu-option-seems-missing/83173 "2023-12-15T00:39:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Harrison\_Ting](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/48db29/32.png) [@Harrison\_Ting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Harrison_Ting)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2023, 12:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-fill-pattern-in-simple-shapes-menu-option-seems-missing/83173/1 "2023-12-15T00:39:32Z")

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This should be extremely simple but i'm missing something and it's driving me crazy. Just trying to fill in a simple shape with patterns (hatch). Under Appearance-Fill Paint, I can do gradient, color, etc but when I select pattern it just show up as none. I can edit the pattern but there's effects.

I also do not see a drop-down box of pre-defined pattern like the manual is talking about nor do I see how to change the color of the pattern.

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2023, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-fill-pattern-in-simple-shapes-menu-option-seems-missing/83173/2 "2023-12-15T00:50:14Z")

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Do you have the shape selected?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/6/c/6c6aae025cfce4c370cf5b20743797fbe8723b52.png)

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**Author:** ![Harrison\_Ting](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/48db29/32.png) [@Harrison\_Ting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Harrison_Ting)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2023, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-fill-pattern-in-simple-shapes-menu-option-seems-missing/83173/3 "2023-12-15T00:58:44Z")

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Yes, huh, I do not see that at all, just the pattern editor.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/2/d/2d7cae85a811cd675ca6c2eaee4a24c9bb9de99d.png)

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2023, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-fill-pattern-in-simple-shapes-menu-option-seems-missing/83173/4 "2023-12-15T01:03:15Z")

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Huh, weird.

What if you bring up the full "Fill and Stroke" panel.

View \> Panels \> Fill and Stroke.

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**Author:** ![Harrison\_Ting](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/48db29/32.png) [@Harrison\_Ting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Harrison_Ting)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2023, 1:20am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-fill-pattern-in-simple-shapes-menu-option-seems-missing/83173/5 "2023-12-15T01:20:41Z")

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Ok, that worked. Thanks.