📄️ Creating Your Own Signs
One of the very powerful features RapidPath has to offer is the capability to create new signs from inside the program itself. Basic users may only wish to create basic signs for inclusion on their plans, and may not want to save them back into the sign galleries. More advanced users however may wish to create different versions of each sign, with sign codes, multiple color schemes (day Vs night etc.) and so on. This Chapter handles both cases.
📄️ What is a Sign Made of?
Before we launch into creating a sign, it's important to understand what the signs are actually made of. Every sign inside RapidPath has been built up from basic items in the Tools palette (from the Shapes, Lines and Text tabs). Most sign faces are a Rounded Rectangle, the text is a Text object and irregular shapes are made out of filled Polygons, Filled Beziers, Ellipses and Rectangles. The items are then grouped and saved.
📄️ Creating your Sign
You should now have a good understanding of what is inside a RapidPath sign file, so now we can go ahead and make one.
📄️ Creating Variations of your Sign
Creating variations for your custom sign is made very simple using the Sign Editor Palette in RapidPath.
📄️ Editing Existing Signs
You also have the option of editing the signs that are shipped with RapidPath. Generally speaking, this isn't going to be necessary, but in some instances people do feel the need to make an alteration.