Hatching

Module(s): Draft

You can use the Hatching tool to apply hatching to an area.

To apply hatching to an area

1. Click Hatching (How).
   

   Activate Hatching in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Create Draft

   • Toolbar: Basic Tools Draft flyout
   • Palette: Tools Create area in the following module(s):

   Draft

2. If you want, you can now change the hatching parameters or select a different hatching style.
   Several options are provided on the context toolbar for this.
   

   • Click Properties to set the parameters in a dialog box.
   • Click Match Properties to copy the settings from hatching that you already applied.
   • Click the number of a hatching style to select it.
3. Enter the area where the hatching is to be applied as you would a normal polyline.

Note: The hatching's pen, line and color settings are based on either the setting in the Format toolbar or on the setting made in the hatching defaults. When Use hatching pen defined in defaults is active, the hatching is created using the format properties set in the defaults, regardless of the settings on the Format toolbar. When this option is disabled, the hatching is created using the settings currently selected on the Format toolbar.