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Define Hatch Boundaries in Large Drawings
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To define a boundary set in a complex drawing

  1. Click Draw menu Hatch.At the Command prompt, enter bhatch.
  2. In the Hatch and Gradient dialog box, More Options, under Boundary Set, click New.
  3. At the Select Objects prompt, specify opposite corner points for the boundary set and press ENTER.

    If you use crossing selection by specifying points from right to left, you select all objects enclosed or crossed.

  4. In the Hatch and Gradient dialog box, click Add Boundary. If necessary, enter k to specify the Pick Internal Point option.
  5. Specify the internal point.
  6. Click OK to apply the hatch.

 Toolbar: Draw 
 Command entry: HATCH