Hatch

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The Hatch command creates a pattern of lines to fill a selected bounding curves.

Notes

• The input curves can be in model space or layout space or a combination of these.
• Control points can turned on for hatches so that the shape of the hatch can be adjusted.
• Scaling a Hatch does not change the pattern scale.

Hatch Options

Pattern

Preview

Pattern rotation

Pattern scale

Save base

Saves the set base point for subsequent hatches.

Boundary

Allows re-selecting the regions to keep.

Set Base

Note

• If the curves are all on the same plane, the hatch always is drawn on the plane of the curves.
• If the curves are not planar, the hatch is drawn on the construction plane.

Hatch patterns

• Hatch patterns that are loaded in a model are saved with the model. Hatch patterns can also be included in template files or loaded from an AutoCAD .pat file.
• Use Hatch properties to change an existing hatch pattern, rotation, or scale.
• Remove unwanted hatch patterns from the file with the Purge command.

To use hatch patterns defined in another Rhino model

• Import a model that contains the hatch pattern definitions (this can be a blank model).
• Define hatch patterns in the template files.
• Copy an object with the hatch pattern and paste it into your current model.
• In Hatch Document Properties, click the Import button to load hatch patterns from a Rhino file or a .pat file.

Hatch Properties

Manages object properties for the selected hatches.

Hatch

Pattern rotation

Sets the rotation angle.

Pattern scale

Sets the size for the hatch pattern.

Match

Changes the hatch properties to match a different hatch.

Set Base

Seta a starting point for the hatch pattern.

Pattern

Displays the hatch pattern name.

Preview

Displays a visual example of the hatch pattern.

The HatchBase command resets the starting point of the hatch pattern for subsequent hatches.

The HatchScale command scales hatch patterns in model and layout space.

See also

Hatch document properties

Use drafting tools