HATCH PATTERN

Purpose:

To add a hatch pattern to a user-defined region in the drawing.

Instructions:

1. In the Insert menu, click Hatch Pattern.

2. The user is prompted to indicate the contours that together define the region to be hatched within. The sequence of identification must be continuous such as to create the definition of effective contiguous contour and the cursor indication should preferably be within the area to be hatched. These rules provide the system with guidance in the event that there may be more than one intersection point between any two successive contours that bound the region to be hatched.

3. When all contours defining the region boundary have been given, click Operation Complete. If the resulting boundary is not closed, the system will close it by appending a straight line to the boundary definition.

   The system responds by filling in the region with the default standard hatch pattern.

Options:

If the default hatch pattern is set to Key In, then the user is requested to supply the angle and line spacing of the hatch pattern.

It is possible to delete islands in the hatch pattern just created. The system will then enter the Edit/Delete/Hatch Pattern Island functionality automatically after that the hatch pattern has been created. Operation Complete completes the island deletion. To activate/deactivate this feature, click Options while the system prompts for the boundary definition.

Result:

A hatch pattern will be created.