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Hatch properties manage object properties of the selected hatches.

Hatch Properties

Hatch Pattern

The hatch pattern names and preview thumbnails.

Import

Imports hatch patterns from a .3dm or .pat file.

Base point

Displays the starting coordinates of the hatch pattern.

  • Click the ... button to pick the new location in the viewport by mouse.

Two hatches of the same pattern with (left) and without (right) the same base point.
Rotation

The rotation angle of the pattern.

  • Click the ... button to pick the rotation angle in the viewport by mouse.

Hatches with History:

  • Changing the pattern rotation angle will not break History.
  • Rotating the hatch with its boundary curve will not break History. The pattern rotation angle will update.
  • Rotating the hatch alone will break History.

Hatches without History:

  • Rotating the hatch will update the pattern rotation angle.
Scale

The scale factor of the hatch pattern.

Show Boundary

Displays the boundary curve around the hatch pattern.

  • Curve settings in display mode options control the color and thickness of hatch boundaries.

Colors

Background

The color fills the hatch boundary.

Display Color

The hatch pattern displays this color when Fill Style is set to Solid.

Fill Style

Fill styles set the hatch pattern to use a single color or different types of gradient colors.

Solid

Uses the Display Color above.

Linear Reflected

Uses linear gradient colors that mirror on repeat.

The color gradient repeats seamlessly.
Linear Wrapped

Uses linear gradient colors that do not mirror on repeat.

The color gradient repeats with seams.
Radial Reflected

Uses radial gradient colors that mirror on repeat.

The color gradient repeats seamlessly.
Radial Wrapped

Uses radial gradient colors that do not mirror on repeat.

The color gradient repeats with seams.

Gradient Stop Locations

A color stop defines a color at a percentage location in the gradient span.

Gradient controls

The gradient controls allow using more than one color in a hatch. The color transition is smooth between colors. Gradient controls can be edited in the dialog or viewports. The start (1) and end (3) points define the gradient span. Color stops (2) define colors in the gradient.

Actions in the dialog

  • Shift-click, or double-click, on a color stop to change the color.

  • Right-click on the gradient span to add a new color stop.

  • Click the Edit button to edit the gradient in viewports.

Reverse Gradient Colors

Reverses the colors of the gradient.

Reset Gradient Boundary

Moves the start and end points on gradient controls in viewports to the default locations.

Repeat

Controls how many times the gradient span repeats between the start and end points.

Repeats do not extend beyond the start and end points.

A linear gradient with 5 repeats.

  • Enter the repeat value

    Or, click the ... button to set the repeat value by picking the repeat distance in viewports.

Edit

Edit the gradient in the viewport with command-line options.

Match

Change the hatch properties to match a different hatch.