---
title: "Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Drawing Namespace"
canonical: https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/N_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing.htm
archived: false
applies_to:
  - product: "Graphics Mill"
    versions: ["12.1", "6.x-12.x (may differ)"]
    entity_id: "https://www.graphicsmill.com/#software-application"
---

# Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Drawing Namespace

**Applies to:** Graphics Mill 12.1, 6.x-12.x (may differ)
 
This namespace represents the drawing engine in Graphics Mill. It contains classes for drawing graphics element on Canvas such as images, lines, curves, shapes, and text.
 
## Classes

|   |  Class |  Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [ArtTextFrame](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_ArtTextFrame.htm.md) |  Represents artistic text. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [BeginDrawEventArgs](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_BeginDrawEventArgs.htm.md) |  Provides data for the [BeginDraw](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/E_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Drawer_BeginDraw.htm.md) event. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [BoundedText](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_BoundedText.htm.md) |  Draws the bounded text. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [Brush](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Brush.htm.md) |  Represents the base class for Graphics Mill brushes. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [CharInfo](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_CharInfo.htm.md) |  Provides information about a character in a font. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [CharStyle](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_CharStyle.htm.md) |  Provides a set of properties defining the character style. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [ClippingPathCollection](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_ClippingPathCollection.htm.md) |  Represents a collection of clipping paths. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [ColorStop](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_ColorStop.htm.md) |  Represents a color-stop point for gradients. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [ContainerItem](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_ContainerItem.htm.md) |  Represents a graphics container placeholder. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [ContainerItemCollection](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_ContainerItemCollection.htm.md) |  Represents a collection of graphics placeholders. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [CustomFontRegistry](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_CustomFontRegistry.htm.md) |  Creates the customer's font registry that allows managing allocation and disposal of the fonts. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [DoublePathText](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_DoublePathText.htm.md) |  Creates the distorted text drawn along two paths. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [DoublePathTextFrame](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_DoublePathTextFrame.htm.md) |  Creates the distorted text drawn along two paths. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [Drawer](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Drawer.htm.md) |  Provides the [Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Drawing.Graphics](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Graphics.htm.md) object for drawing within a pipeline. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [DrawEventArgs](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_DrawEventArgs.htm.md) |  Provides data for the [Draw](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/E_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Drawer_Draw.htm.md) event. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [EndDrawEventArgs](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_EndDrawEventArgs.htm.md) |  Provides data for the [EndDraw](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/E_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Drawer_EndDraw.htm.md) event. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [FallbackFontCollection](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_FallbackFontCollection.htm.md) |  Represents a collection of fonts where a substitution for glyphs is searched in the first place. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [Font](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font.htm.md) |  Represents a single font. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [FontAddResult](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_FontAddResult.htm.md) |  Describes the outcome of a single font addition performed by [Add(String)](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_CustomFontRegistry_Add_1_bb3a7a4f.htm.md) or [Merge(FontRegistry)](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_CustomFontRegistry_Merge_1_1d836bf2.htm.md). |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [FontFallbackException](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_FontFallbackException.htm.md) |  Represents the error that occurs when the font fallback cannot be carried out. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [FontInfo](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_FontInfo.htm.md) |  Represents such font properties as a family, a full name, a postscript name, a style, and user-added aliases. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [FontMetrics](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_FontMetrics.htm.md) |  Represents font characteristics for a font at a given text size. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [FontMissingEventArgs](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_FontMissingEventArgs.htm.md) |  Provides data for the [FontMissing](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/E_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_CustomFontRegistry_FontMissing.htm.md) event. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [FontRegistry](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_FontRegistry.htm.md) |  Represents a base class for the set of fonts. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [GradientBrush](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GradientBrush.htm.md) |  A base class for all gradients. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [Graphics](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Graphics.htm.md) |  Represents the advanced drawing functionality provided by Graphics Mill. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [GraphicsContainer](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GraphicsContainer.htm.md) |  Represents a graphics metafile. Such containers can include composite vector images, bitmaps, and texts. They can be drawn on bitmaps, combined with each other, and used as start points of [Pipeline](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Pipeline.htm.md). You can find examples in the [Understanding Image Processing Approaches in Graphics Mill](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/understanding-image-processing-approaches-in-graphics-mill.htm.md) topic. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [ImageItem](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_ImageItem.htm.md) |  Represents an image. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [IndexedColorCollection](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_IndexedColorCollection.htm.md) |  Represents a collection of colors in the [IndexedColor](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_IndexedColor.htm.md) format. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [InstalledFontRegistry](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_InstalledFontRegistry.htm.md) |  Represents the set of fonts installed in the system. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [InvalidStyleValueException](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_InvalidStyleValueException.htm.md) |  Represents the error that occurs when there is an invalid style in formatted text. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [Item](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Item.htm.md) |  Represents a base class for graphics primitives. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [Layer](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Layer.htm.md) |  Represents a layer in the graphics. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [LinearGradientBrush](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_LinearGradientBrush.htm.md) |  Represents linear gradient brushes. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [ParagraphStyle](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_ParagraphStyle.htm.md) |  Contains main paragraph settings. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [Path](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Path.htm.md) |  Represents a set of geometric elements (lines, curves, text, and graphics shapes) that can be used as a single object. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [PathBoundedText](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_PathBoundedText.htm.md) |  Draws the bounded text. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [PathPointCollection](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_PathPointCollection.htm.md) |  Represents a collection of the points in a path. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [PathText](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_PathText.htm.md) |  Represents the distorted text drawn along a path. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [PathTextFrame](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_PathTextFrame.htm.md) |  Represents the distorted text drawn along a path. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [Pen](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Pen.htm.md) |  Defines an object used to draw lines and curves. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [PlainText](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_PlainText.htm.md) |  Represents the plain text. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [PointTextFrame](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_PointTextFrame.htm.md) |  Represents the plain point text. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [RadialGradientBrush](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_RadialGradientBrush.htm.md) |  Represents radial gradient brushes. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [ShapeItem](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_ShapeItem.htm.md) |  Represents a shape. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [ShapeTextFrame](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_ShapeTextFrame.htm.md) |  Represents text bounded by a shape. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [SoftMask](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_SoftMask.htm.md) |  Represents a soft mask that applies variable opacity to a [Graphics](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Graphics.htm.md) or an [Item](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Item.htm.md). |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [SolidBrush](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_SolidBrush.htm.md) |  Represents a brush of a dingle color. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [Text](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Text.htm.md) |  A base class for all text classes. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [TextException](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_TextException.htm.md) |  Represents an error that occurs when there are some problems with text. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [TextFrame](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_TextFrame.htm.md) |  Represents the base class for text frames. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [TextItem](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_TextItem.htm.md) |  Represents a text object. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [TilingBrush](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_TilingBrush.htm.md) |  Represents the tiling brush. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [UnknownStyleNameException](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_UnknownStyleNameException.htm.md) |  Represents the error that occurs when there is an unknown style in formatted text. |
 |  ![Public class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubclass.gif) |  [UnknownTagException](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_UnknownTagException.htm.md) |  Represents the error that occurs when there is an unknown tag in formatted text. |
 
## Structures

|   |  Structure |  Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
 |  ![Public structure](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubstructure.gif) |  [OpenTypeFeature](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_OpenTypeFeature.htm.md) |  Represents an Open Type feature. |
 |  ![Public structure](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubstructure.gif) |  [PathPoint](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_PathPoint.htm.md) |  Represents a point in a path. |
 |  ![Public structure](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubstructure.gif) |  [StringMeasure](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_StringMeasure.htm.md) |  Contains string measurments. |
 
## Enumerations

|   |  Enumeration |  Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
 |  ![Public enumeration](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubenumeration.gif) |  [AutoSizeAnchor](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_AutoSizeAnchor.htm.md) |  Contains the anchoring styles with which text will cling to its bounding shape after resizing. |
 |  ![Public enumeration](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubenumeration.gif) |  [AutoSizeMode](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_AutoSizeMode.htm.md) |  Contains the text resize modes to fit the bounding shape. |
 |  ![Public enumeration](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubenumeration.gif) |  [CopyfittingMode](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_CopyfittingMode.htm.md) |  Contains the copyfitting modes applicable to ShapeFrameText and PathFrameText. |
 |  ![Public enumeration](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubenumeration.gif) |  [DigitType](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_DigitType.htm.md) |  Contains digit representation options. |
 |  ![Public enumeration](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubenumeration.gif) |  [FamilyStyleCollisionPolicy](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_FamilyStyleCollisionPolicy.htm.md) |  Specifies how [Add(String)](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_CustomFontRegistry_Add_1_bb3a7a4f.htm.md) and [Merge(FontRegistry)](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_CustomFontRegistry_Merge_1_1d836bf2.htm.md) resolve a font whose (family, style) pair is already claimed by a different already-registered font. |
 |  ![Public enumeration](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubenumeration.gif) |  [FillingRule](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_FillingRule.htm.md) |  Specifies a filling rule for a path. |
 |  ![Public enumeration](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubenumeration.gif) |  [FirstBaselineOffset](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_FirstBaselineOffset.htm.md) |  Specifies a starting point of the first baseline of text. |
 |  ![Public enumeration](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubenumeration.gif) |  [FontAddStatus](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_FontAddStatus.htm.md) |  Describes the outcome of a single font addition performed by [Add(String)](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_CustomFontRegistry_Add_1_bb3a7a4f.htm.md) or [Merge(FontRegistry)](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_CustomFontRegistry_Merge_1_1d836bf2.htm.md). |
 |  ![Public enumeration](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubenumeration.gif) |  [LineCap](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_LineCap.htm.md) |  Contains the available cap styles with which a [Pen](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Pen.htm.md) object can end a line. |
 |  ![Public enumeration](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubenumeration.gif) |  [LineJoin](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_LineJoin.htm.md) |  Contains the type of a corner when two lines meet. |
 |  ![Public enumeration](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubenumeration.gif) |  [MainPath](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_MainPath.htm.md) |  Specifies curve names to align double path text. |
 |  ![Public enumeration](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubenumeration.gif) |  [OpenTypeFeatureTag](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_OpenTypeFeatureTag.htm.md) |  Contains supported Open Type features. For more information about the features, refer to [definitions and implementations](https://www.microsoft.com/typography/otspec/features_ae.htm). |
 |  ![Public enumeration](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubenumeration.gif) |  [PathPointType](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_PathPointType.htm.md) |  Specifies types of points in a path. |
 |  ![Public enumeration](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubenumeration.gif) |  [PathTextAlignment](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_PathTextAlignment.htm.md) |  Contains the alignment options of path text. |
 |  ![Public enumeration](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubenumeration.gif) |  [PostscriptNameCollisionPolicy](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_PostscriptNameCollisionPolicy.htm.md) |  Specifies how [Add(String)](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_CustomFontRegistry_Add_1_bb3a7a4f.htm.md) and [Merge(FontRegistry)](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_CustomFontRegistry_Merge_1_1d836bf2.htm.md) resolve a font whose postscript name is already claimed by a different already-registered font. |
 |  ![Public enumeration](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubenumeration.gif) |  [SoftMaskMethod](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_SoftMaskMethod.htm.md) |  Specifies how the content of a [SoftMask](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_SoftMask.htm.md) is converted to opacity. |
 |  ![Public enumeration](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubenumeration.gif) |  [TextAlignment](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_TextAlignment.htm.md) |  Specifies text alignment (left, center, or right for horizontal text; top, center, or bottom for vertical text). |
 |  ![Public enumeration](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubenumeration.gif) |  [TextDirection](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_TextDirection.htm.md) |  Specifies the direction in which text is written. |
 |  ![Public enumeration](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubenumeration.gif) |  [TextOrientation](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_TextOrientation.htm.md) |  Specifies text alignment (left, center, or right for horizontal text; top, center, or bottom for vertical text). |
 |  ![Public enumeration](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/icons/pubenumeration.gif) |  [VerticalAlignment](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_VerticalAlignment.htm.md) |  Contains vertical alignment types. |
   
## See Also

### Reference

### Manual

- [Drawing Text and Graphics](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/advanced-drawing.htm.md)