Working with Hatches, Gradients, and Tool Palettes - AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011: No Experience Required - page 560

FiGuRE 11.4 The Hatch preview displays after the cursor hovers over the roof area
(top). The finished hatch pattern displays in the roof area (bottom).
Looking at Hatch Patterns
Let's take a short tour through the available patterns:
1. Start the HATCH command.
2. With the contextual Hatch Creation tab open, expand the Pattern
panel to browse the library of hatch patterns included with AutoCAD.