Drawing boxes with fill patterns with QuickPDF

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   Hi all,

I'm new to this and would appreciate some advice and code samples if available.

Anyway, I have a C++ program that generates a pdf with the QuickPDF library. Along with textual descriptions, I wish to show a graphical representation of the different strata enountered when drilling into the earth. The representation I'd like is a column with different shading patterns to represent the different rock types.

In other words, I'd like to draw a series of stacked boxes one below the next, each filled with an appropriate pattern.

I've found references to the SetFillTilingPattern function and the NewTilingPatternFromCapturedPage function, but I'm struggling to make sense of it all and use it.

I've also seen a post suggesting that I could use Optional Content Groups to show the fill and again I'm struggling.

If anyone has any sample code that illustrates how to load and render fill patterns into boxes using either of those methods or any other, I'd be very grateful.

Thanks!

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	Hi all, I'm new to this and would appreciate some advice and code samples if available. Anyway, I have a C++ program that generates a pdf with the QuickPDF library. Along with textual descriptions, I wish to show a graphical representation of the different strata enountered when drilling into the earth. The representation I'd like is a column with different shading patterns to represent the different rock types. In other words, I'd like to draw a series of stacked boxes one below the next, each filled with an appropriate pattern. I've found references to the SetFillTilingPattern function and the NewTilingPatternFromCapturedPage function, but I'm struggling to make sense of it all and use it. I've also seen a post suggesting that I could use Optional Content Groups to show the fill and again I'm struggling. If anyone has any sample code that illustrates how to load and render fill patterns into boxes using either of those methods or any other, I'd be very grateful. Thanks!