Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
HATCHING AND TOOL PALETTE (METRIC AND IMPERIAL)
Workshop 10-A and 10-B
1. Start AutoCAD 2010.
2. Open the fi le
Workshop_10.dwg
.
3. Start
Tool Palettes
. Create a new Tool Palette and name it
My Hatches
.
4. Drag and drop the three hatches we used in our fi le, which are:
AR-CONC
,
ANSI32
, and
ANGLE
.
5. In the new Tool Palette, select any of the three hatches and right-click. Select
Properties
and make sure that the current layer is always
Hatch
and not
use current
.
6. Next time you use the hatch from the Tool Palette, you will not worry about
which layer the hatch will reside in.
7. Save the fi le and close it.
7.9 THE GRADIENT COMMAND
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Use the
Gradient
command if you to want to shade a 2D area with one color
along with white, black, a shade of gray, or with two colors.
The
Gradient
command uses the same method as the
Hatch
command, so
there is no need to describe the steps again.
To start the
Gradient
command, make sure you are in the
Home
tab on the
Ribbon
, and, expanding the
Draw
panel, select the
Gradient
button.
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The following dialog box will appear: