You can apply patterns explicitly using the Node by Pattern button in the Tool Palette or by using the right-click menu command Create by Pattern. Whenever you create an element on a diagram using one of the toolbar buttons, you are applying a default pattern that is connected to the selected button.

1. On the diagram Tool Palette, choose the Node by Pattern button.
2. Click the container, where you want to add an element by pattern. This can be either the diagram background or a node element. Pattern Wizard opens.
   Tip: Alternatively, right-click the target container and choose Create by Pattern
   on the context menu.
3. In the Pattern Wizard select the desired pattern, modify its properties and click OK.