Overview of Hatch Patterns and Fills

Overview of Hatch Patterns and Fills

Overview of Hatch Patterns and Fills

 

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Overview of Hatch Patterns and Fills

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Concept

Procedure

Quick Reference

To hatch areas

1. Click Home tabDraw panelHatch. At the command prompt, enter hatch.
2. In the Hatch and Gradient dialog box, click Add: Pick points.
3. In your drawing, specify a point inside each area that you want hatched, and then press ENTER.

   This point is known as the internal point.

4. In the Hatch and Gradient dialog box, Hatch , in the swatch box, verify that the sample pattern is the pattern you want to use. To change patterns, select another pattern from the Pattern list.
5. In the Hatch and Gradient dialog box, make adjustments, if necessary.
6. Under Draw Order, click one of the options.

   You can change the draw order of the hatch so that the hatch is drawn either behind or in front of the hatch boundary, or behind or in front of all other objects.

7. Click OK.

 Toolbar: Draw 

 Command entry: HATCH