Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
This section outlines the steps you use to add hatching to a drawing with the Hatch
Creation contextual Ribbon tab, as shown in Figure 15-2. You can use this information to
get started quickly with hatching. When you need more information about any part of
the process, jump to the relevant sections of “Pushing the Boundary (of) Hatch,” later in
this chapter.
Figure 15-2:
The Hatch Creation contextual Ribbon tab.
The following steps show you how to hatch an enclosed area by using the “pick points”
method of selecting the hatch area:
1. Open a drawing containing geometry that forms fully closed boundaries, or
draw some boundaries by using the drawing commands described in Chapters 8
and 9.
The areas you want to hatch should be completely enclosed. The CIRCLE,
POLYGON, and RECTANG commands, and the LINE and PLINE commands with the
Close option, make great hatch boundaries (see Chapters 8 and 9 for details).
2. Start the HATCH command by typing
H
and pressing Enter. Alternat-
ively, click the Hatch button on the Draw panel of the Ribbon's Home tab.
The Hatch Creation contextual Ribbon tab (as seen in Figure 15-2) appears.
3. Select any predefined hatch pattern on the Pattern panel.
Alternatively, you can click the Hatch Type button at the top left of the Properties
panel and choose Custom or User Defined. If you choose User Defined, you don't
need to choose a pattern. (You can also choose User from the end of the Pattern
panel drop-down menu.) Custom patterns appear after the predefined patterns; if
you don't have any custom patterns on your system, ZIGZAG will be the last pre-
defined one listed, just before User.
4. Specify an Angle and Scale for the hatch pattern. (Or, if you chose User Defined
in Step 3, specify Angle and Spacing.)
See the section, “Getting it right: Hatch angle and scale,” later in this chapter, for
more information.
5. Select hatch options as required.
For this example, leave the Annotative button unselected. Try it the old-fashioned
way first and then have a look at the “Hatching for the 21st century” section later in
the chapter.
