Hatching with Patterns
Hatch patterns are repeating arrangements of lines and/or dots used to identify a material or a cutting plane, or to visually highlight an area. You'll learn how to specify pattern properties, separate hatch areas, and set the origin point of the pattern.
Specifying Properties
Hatch patterns have a few additional properties as compared to solid hatch objects. In the following steps you will select a pattern, set its scale, and adjust the pattern angle.
- If the file is not already open from performing the previous step, go to the book's web page, browse to Chapter 8, get the file Ch8-D.dwg, and open it.
- Pan over to the drawing on the right.
- Click the Hatch tool on the Draw panel.
- Click points A through F inside the red ...
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