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Choose from a variety of hatch patterns to make sure your drawings stand out.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
5 min.
Transcript
00:03
In AutoCAD, a hatch object allows you to fill existing objects or enclosed areas with hatch patterns,
00:09
solid color fills, or gradients.
00:12
Like most objects, hatch patterns are typically created on the current layer,
00:16
and they take on the current color, linetype, and transparency.
00:20
However, you can specify the layer on which the hatch objects are created,
00:24
so, best practice for hatch patterns is to add them on their own layer.
00:29
That way, you can easily hide hatch patterns by turning off the hatch layer.
00:33
This drawing includes a layer called HATCH.
00:36
From the ribbon, Home tab, Layer panel, make sure that the current layer drop-down is set to 0.
00:43
To add a hatch, from the ribbon, Home tab, Draw panel, click Hatch.
00:49
When you start the HATCH command, the ribbon changes to the Hatch Creation contextual ribbon.
00:55
These tools let you select the hatch pattern you want to apply,
00:58
as well as control its color, background color, transparency, angle, and scale.
01:04
Expand the Properties panel.
01:07
Here, you can specify the layer on which the hatch will be created.
01:11
Expand the Hatch Layer drop-down and select the HATCH layer.
01:15
In the Command window, with dynamic input enabled at the cursor,
01:19
you are prompted to pick an internal point.
01:22
In the Pattern panel in the ribbon,
01:24
you can see the hatch pattern that will be applied.
01:27
When you move the cursor into a closed area,
01:29
a preview of the hatch appears.
01:32
Move the cursor outside the area, and the preview disappears.
01:36
If you click inside that area, the preview is added to the drawing.
01:40
You can still make changes to the hatch.
01:43
For example, you can use the Scale field to change the scale factor for the hatch.
01:48
You can also change the hatch pattern.
01:51
If you select the wrong area or object to hatch, just use Undo to remove the hatch,
01:56
and then select a different object or click inside a different area.
02:00
Keep in mind that this is now a preview of the hatch.
02:04
In the Command window, you can see that the HATCH command is still active,
02:08
and the Hatch Creation contextual ribbon is still visible.
02:11
Once you are satisfied with what the hatch will look like,
02:14
you can either click Close Hatch Creation in the ribbon, or just press ENTER.
02:19
Start the HATCH command again.
02:22
Move the cursor over the part of the drawing where there are two intersecting squares.
02:27
When you move the cursor over the overlapping area,
02:30
the hatch preview displays just inside that area,
02:33
even though it is formed by the two separate objects.
02:36
Click inside that area, and then click Close Hatch Creation in the ribbon to complete the command.
02:42
Alternatively, you can select an object first, and then apply the hatch to it.
02:47
From the ribbon, Home tab, Draw panel, click Hatch to display the Hatch Creation contextual ribbon.
02:53
This time, in the Boundaries panel, click the Select button.
02:57
You are prompted to select objects.
03:00
Use any object selection method to select the hexagon.
03:04
Now, you can see a preview of the hatch pattern to be applied, which fills the hexagon.
03:11
AutoCAD ignores the circle and hatches right through it, because you did not select the circle.
03:17
You are still prompted to select objects.
03:19
When you select the circle now, the hatch pattern no longer fills the circle.
03:24
Again, when you are satisfied with the appearance of the hatch,
03:28
you can press ENTER or click Close Hatch Creation.
03:31
Erase the last hatch of the hexagon by clicking it and pressing DELETE.
03:36
From the ribbon, Home tab, Draw panel, click Hatch.
03:41
Since the last method you used was to select objects,
03:44
that has become the default.
03:46
In the Boundaries panel, click Pick Points.
03:50
You are prompted to pick an internal point.
03:52
Move the cursor into the area inside the hexagon but outside the circle.
03:57
AutoCAD now detects the circle inside the hexagon.
04:01
This is because the Pick Points tool automatically detects closed areas,
04:05
whereas the Pick Objects tool hatches only the objects you specifically select.
04:11
Once again, when you are satisfied with the appearance of the hatch,
04:15
you can either click Close Hatch Creation or simply press ENTER.
Video transcript
00:03
In AutoCAD, a hatch object allows you to fill existing objects or enclosed areas with hatch patterns,
00:09
solid color fills, or gradients.
00:12
Like most objects, hatch patterns are typically created on the current layer,
00:16
and they take on the current color, linetype, and transparency.
00:20
However, you can specify the layer on which the hatch objects are created,
00:24
so, best practice for hatch patterns is to add them on their own layer.
00:29
That way, you can easily hide hatch patterns by turning off the hatch layer.
00:33
This drawing includes a layer called HATCH.
00:36
From the ribbon, Home tab, Layer panel, make sure that the current layer drop-down is set to 0.
00:43
To add a hatch, from the ribbon, Home tab, Draw panel, click Hatch.
00:49
When you start the HATCH command, the ribbon changes to the Hatch Creation contextual ribbon.
00:55
These tools let you select the hatch pattern you want to apply,
00:58
as well as control its color, background color, transparency, angle, and scale.
01:04
Expand the Properties panel.
01:07
Here, you can specify the layer on which the hatch will be created.
01:11
Expand the Hatch Layer drop-down and select the HATCH layer.
01:15
In the Command window, with dynamic input enabled at the cursor,
01:19
you are prompted to pick an internal point.
01:22
In the Pattern panel in the ribbon,
01:24
you can see the hatch pattern that will be applied.
01:27
When you move the cursor into a closed area,
01:29
a preview of the hatch appears.
01:32
Move the cursor outside the area, and the preview disappears.
01:36
If you click inside that area, the preview is added to the drawing.
01:40
You can still make changes to the hatch.
01:43
For example, you can use the Scale field to change the scale factor for the hatch.
01:48
You can also change the hatch pattern.
01:51
If you select the wrong area or object to hatch, just use Undo to remove the hatch,
01:56
and then select a different object or click inside a different area.
02:00
Keep in mind that this is now a preview of the hatch.
02:04
In the Command window, you can see that the HATCH command is still active,
02:08
and the Hatch Creation contextual ribbon is still visible.
02:11
Once you are satisfied with what the hatch will look like,
02:14
you can either click Close Hatch Creation in the ribbon, or just press ENTER.
02:19
Start the HATCH command again.
02:22
Move the cursor over the part of the drawing where there are two intersecting squares.
02:27
When you move the cursor over the overlapping area,
02:30
the hatch preview displays just inside that area,
02:33
even though it is formed by the two separate objects.
02:36
Click inside that area, and then click Close Hatch Creation in the ribbon to complete the command.
02:42
Alternatively, you can select an object first, and then apply the hatch to it.
02:47
From the ribbon, Home tab, Draw panel, click Hatch to display the Hatch Creation contextual ribbon.
02:53
This time, in the Boundaries panel, click the Select button.
02:57
You are prompted to select objects.
03:00
Use any object selection method to select the hexagon.
03:04
Now, you can see a preview of the hatch pattern to be applied, which fills the hexagon.
03:11
AutoCAD ignores the circle and hatches right through it, because you did not select the circle.
03:17
You are still prompted to select objects.
03:19
When you select the circle now, the hatch pattern no longer fills the circle.
03:24
Again, when you are satisfied with the appearance of the hatch,
03:28
you can press ENTER or click Close Hatch Creation.
03:31
Erase the last hatch of the hexagon by clicking it and pressing DELETE.
03:36
From the ribbon, Home tab, Draw panel, click Hatch.
03:41
Since the last method you used was to select objects,
03:44
that has become the default.
03:46
In the Boundaries panel, click Pick Points.
03:50
You are prompted to pick an internal point.
03:52
Move the cursor into the area inside the hexagon but outside the circle.
03:57
AutoCAD now detects the circle inside the hexagon.
04:01
This is because the Pick Points tool automatically detects closed areas,
04:05
whereas the Pick Objects tool hatches only the objects you specifically select.
04:11
Once again, when you are satisfied with the appearance of the hatch,
04:15
you can either click Close Hatch Creation or simply press ENTER.
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