Define Hatch Boundaries in Large Drawings

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AutoCAD 2008 User's Guide > Annotate Drawings > Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts > Define Hatch Boundaries > Create Unbounded Hatches > 

Create Unbounded Hatches

Concept

Procedure

Quick Reference

To define a boundary by specifying points

1. At the Command prompt, enter -hatch.
2. Enter the desired pattern. For example, enter earth to select the EARTH pattern.
3. Specify the scale and angle for the pattern.
4. Enter w to specify the Draw option.
5. Specify points to define the boundary. Enter c to close the polyline boundary, and then press ENTER.
6. Enter n to discard the polyline boundary once the hatch area has been defined, or enter y to create a polyline.

 Command entry: -HATCH