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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 lines display 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.

See Hatch Fill Style Options.

Match

Change the hatch properties to match a different hatch.