public static void Run() { // ExStart:1 // The path to the documents directory. string dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_WorkingWithVisualBrush(); XpsDocument doc = new XpsDocument(); // Geometry for magenta grid VisualBrush XpsPathGeometry pathGeometry = doc.CreatePathGeometry(); pathGeometry.AddSegment(doc.CreatePolyLineSegment( new PointF[] { new PointF(240f, 5f), new PointF(240f, 310f), new PointF(0f, 310f) })); pathGeometry[0].StartPoint = new PointF(0f, 5f); // Canvas for magenta grid VisualBrush XpsCanvas visualCanvas = doc.CreateCanvas(); XpsPath visualPath = visualCanvas.AddPath( doc.CreatePathGeometry("M 0,4 L 4,4 4,0 6,0 6,4 10,4 10,6 6,6 6,10 4,10 4,6 0,6 Z")); visualPath.Fill = doc.CreateSolidColorBrush(doc.CreateColor(1f, .61f, 0.1f, 0.61f)); XpsPath gridPath = doc.CreatePath(pathGeometry); //Create Visual Brush, it is specified by some XPS fragment (vector graphics and glyphs) gridPath.Fill = doc.CreateVisualBrush(visualCanvas, new RectangleF(0f, 0f, 10f, 10f), new RectangleF(0f, 0f, 10f, 10f)); ((XpsVisualBrush)gridPath.Fill).TileMode = XpsTileMode.Tile; // New canvas XpsCanvas canvas = doc.AddCanvas(); canvas.RenderTransform = doc.CreateMatrix(1f, 0f, 0f, 1f, 268f, 70f); // Add grid canvas.AddPath(gridPath); // Red transparent rectangle in the middle top XpsPath path = canvas.AddPath(doc.CreatePathGeometry("M 30,20 l 258.24,0 0,56.64 -258.24,0 Z")); path = canvas.AddPath(doc.CreatePathGeometry("M 10,10 L 228,10 228,100 10,100")); path.Fill = doc.CreateSolidColorBrush(doc.CreateColor(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f)); path.Opacity = 0.7f; // Save resultant XPS document doc.Save(dataDir + "AddGrid_out.xps"); // ExEnd:1 }