Boundary Hatch - Pattern Properties Tab

Use this tab to specify the properties of a predefined or user-defined hatch pattern.

To specify hatch pattern properties

Click the Pattern Properties tab and choose Predefined or User Defined from the Pattern Type menu. Choose options for the pattern, or copy the pattern from a sample pattern already in your drawing. Then choose whether you want the hatch to be associative or non-associative.

DIALOG BOX OPTIONS

Pattern Type: To use a hatch pattern from the standard or ISO hatch pattern library files, choose Predefined. To define a new hatch pattern, choose User Defined.

Scale: (Predefined hatch patterns only) Specify the scale of a hatch pattern by entering a number. The smaller the number, the more hatching will fit within a boundary; the larger the number, the less hatching will fit within a boundary.

Angle: Enter a number to specify the angle of rotation of the hatch pattern in degrees, relative to the boundary. Positive numbers rotate the pattern clockwise; negative numbers rotate the pattern counter-clockwise.

Spacing: (User defined hatch patterns only) Specify the space between hatch lines by entering a number. The smaller the number, the closer the hatch and the more pattern will fit within a boundary; the larger the number, the farther apart the hatch and the less pattern will fit within a boundary.

ISO Pen Width: (Predefined, ISO hatch patterns only) To specify the hatch line width for ISO hatch patterns, enter a number.

Cross-Hatched: (User-Defined hatch patterns only) To impose another copy of the pattern at a 90-degree angle over the original, select the Cross-Hatched check box.

Hatch Attributes: To associate the hatching to its boundary, under Hatch Attributes, select the Associative check box.

Copy Hatch Pattern: To select a sample hatch pattern, click Copy Hatch Pattern.

For more information on hatch pattern properties, see Using IntelliCAD, "Specifying a Hatch Pattern."

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