Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
As you saw from the exercise, AutoCAD gives you a preview of your hatch pattern before you
place it in the drawing. In the previous steps, you set up the hatch pattern first by selecting the
User Defined option, but you can reverse the order if you like. You can click in the areas you want
to hatch first and then select a pattern; then you can adjust the scale and apply other hatch options.
INHERITING HATCH PROPERTIES
Say you want to add a hatch pattern that you've previously inserted in another part of the drawing.
With the Inherit Properties button in the Hatch And Gradient dialog box, you can select a previously
created hatch pattern as a prototype for the current hatch pattern. However, this feature doesn't
work with exploded hatch patterns.
Adding Predefined Hatch Patterns
In the previous exercise, you used the User Defined option to create a simple crosshatch pat-
tern. You also have a number of predefined hatch patterns to choose from. You can also find
other hatch patterns on the Internet, and if you can't find the pattern you want, you can create
your own (see Bonus Chapter 2, “Customizing Toolsets, Menus, Linetypes, and Hatch Patterns,”
found on the topic's companion website).
Try the following exercise to see how you can add one of the predefined patterns available
in AutoCAD:
1.
Pan your view so that you can see the area below the kitchenette. Using the Rectangle tool
in the Tool Sets palette, draw the 3´-0˝-
×
-8´-0˝ outline of the floor tile area, as shown in
Figure 7.7. Metric users should create a rectangle that is 91 cm
×
228 cm. You can also use a
closed polyline.
FIGURE 7.7
The area below the
kitchen, showing
the outline of the
floor tile area
Outline of floor tile area
