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Overview of Hatch Patterns and Fills
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To hatch selected objects

  1. Click Draw menu Hatch.At the Command prompt, enter bhatch.
  2. In the Hatch and Gradient dialog box, click Add: Select objects.
  3. Specify the object or objects you want to hatch.

    The objects need not form a closed boundary. You can also specify any islands that should remain unhatched. Also, you can set the HPGAPTOL system variable to treat a set of objects that almost enclose an area as a closed hatch boundary.

  4. 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.

  5. Click OK.
 Toolbar: Draw 
 Command entry: HATCH