Working with Hatches, Gradients, and Tool Palettes - AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011: No Experience Required - page 568

you didn't draw the mullions. Like the other hatches you have cre-
ated, a preview of the final hatch is automatically displayed as you
hover over each area.
5. After selecting each glass pane, press ↵ to end the HATCH command.
The windows have a solid black (or white) fill (see Figure 11.10).
FiGuRE 11.10 The windows with a solid fill hatch
TIP Depending on the quality and resolution of your monitor, solid fills
can appear to flow over thin, nonhatched areas. this is only an illusion; the
hatch actually stops at the border, as you can see if you zoom into an area
in question.
Adding Special Effects
To finish this elevation, you need to show shading to give the impression that the
roof overhangs the wall.
implying Shading with a Gradient
When shaded surfaces are illustrated on an exterior elevation, they give a three-
dimensional quality to the surface. You'll put some additional hatching at the
top portion of the wall to illustrate the shading caused by the roof overhang.