AutoCAD 2014 and AutoCAD LT 2014 Essentials: Autodesk Official Press

Chapter 8

Hatching and Gradients

The term hatching refers to filling bounded areas with solids, patterns, and/or gradients. You create hatching in the AutoCAD® program to indicate transitions between materials and to improve the readability of drawings in general. Hatching with solid fill, patterns, and/or tonal gradients can transform staid line drawings into attractive illustrations. This chapter covers the basics of hatching so that you can use it in your own drawings.

• Specifying hatch areas
• Associating hatches with boundaries
• Hatching with patterns
• Hatching with gradients

Specifying Hatch Areas

Every hatch area is defined by a boundary containing the solid fill, pattern, or gradient. You can determine the boundary either by picking a point ...