Working with Hatches, Gradients, and Tool Palettes - AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011: No Experience Required - page 592

hidden. Click the edges of the hidden tabs, and choose a palette from
the list to be brought forward and displayed as the top tab.

9. Right-click some of the hatches or fills, and note how the rotation and
scale vary for hatches that look the same on the palette. One hatch,
such as ANSI31, might be repeated several times on the same palette,
with each occurrence having a different scale or rotation. Notice that
the names of the hatches and fills have been removed from the sample
hatch palette. Can you figure out how to do this in your own palette or
how to store the names?

Are You Experienced?

now you can…

E create a predefined hatch pattern and apply it to a drawing

E set up and apply user-defined hatch patterns

E modify the scale of a hatch pattern

E modify the shape of a hatch pattern

E control the origin of a hatch pattern

E apply solid fills and gradients

E create and populate a tool palette with blocks, hatches, or commands