-Hatch

Current hatch pattern: ANSI31

Reports the name of the current hatch pattern; you can change the pattern name with the Properties option.

Specify internal point

Pick a point inside a closed area; BricsCAD creates an invisible boundary, and then hatches the area. You can pick more than one area to hatch at a time.

Properties

Enter a pattern name

Specifies the name of the hatch pattern.

 ? to list patterns

Lists the names of all patterns; reminds you of their names.

Press F2 to see the list in the Text window.

Solid

Specifies a solid filled hatch.

User defined

Allows you to define simple hatch patterns based on angle, scale, and crosshatching.

Proceed

Skips the next two prompts, and returns to the original prompt.

Scale for pattern

Specifies the scale factor of the hatch pattern.

The scale factor is usually the same as that of text and linetypes.

Angle for pattern

Specifies the angle at which the pattern is drawn.

User Defined

Proceed

Skips the following prompts, and returns to the original prompt.

Space between standard pattern lines

Specifies the distance between hatch lines.

Angle for lines

Specifies the angle at which the pattern is drawn.

Cross-hatch area?

Applies the pattern a second time at 90 degrees to the first.

Select

Prompts you to select the entities making up the boundary:

Select entities - select one or more entities.

Select entities - press Enter to return to original prompt.

Remove boundaries

Prompts you to remove boundary entities:

Select entities - select an entity

Select entities or [Undo]: - select another entity or type U to undo the previous selection.

Advanced

Enter an option: Boundary set/Retain boundary/Island detection/Style/Associativity/Tolerance/separate Hatches :

Boundary set

Specifies the entities to consider for creating boundaries:

Specify candidate set for boundary - enter E or N.

Retain boundary

Determines whether the temporary boundary created by BricsCAD is retained after the command ends:

Retain derived boundaries - enter Y or N.

Island detection

Toggles whether islands (interior boundaries) are hatched over or not:

Do you want island detection?  - enter Y or N.

Style

Specifies how islands are treated:

Enter hatching style  - enter N, O, or I.

Associativity

Toggles whether hatches are associative:

Associativity hatch? - enter Y or N.

Tolerance

Specifies the largest gap that BricsCAD will close when hatching open areas:

New value for the boundary tolerance - enter a number.

Separate Hatches

Creates seperate hatches if the hatch is composed of multiple closed boundaries instead of a single hatch entity.

Draw order

Specifies whether the hatch pattern appears visually above or below overlapping entities:

Enter an option - enter an option.

• None - ignores draw order.

• send to Back - places the hatch pattern behind (below) other entities; this prevents the hatch from obscuring other entities.

• bring to Front - places the pattern in front (on top) of other entities.

• send beHind boundary - places the pattern behind its boundary; this makes it easier to select the boundary.

• bring in front of bounDary - places the pattern in front of its boundary.

Origin

Prompts for a new hatch origin point:

New value for the hatch origin - enter x,y coordinates, or pick a point in the drawing.

Use entity snaps to pick the origin accurately.

Annotative

Sets the Annotative property of the hatches.

Applies the current annotative scale (see the CANNOSCALE system variable).

Prompts you:

Create annotative hatch [Yes/No] <Yes> - type Y or N.

• Yes - creates annotative hatches.

• No - creates non-annotative hatches