Editing an Existing Hatch

Having created a hatch, it may be necessary to edit the dimensions or location. This again can be done via the command syntax or the Hatches dialog.

The commands to modify a hatch are:

HATCH "hatch1" SET /X 100 - sets the x-location to 100

HATCH "hatch1" SET HEIGHT 16.5 - sets the height to 16.5

HATCH "hatch1" SET LENGTH 12.2 - sets the length to 12.2

HATCH "hatch1" SET WIDTH 30 - sets the width to 30

HATCH "hatch1" SET THICKNESS 0.25 - sets the thickness to 0.25

HATCH "hatch1" SET BAY "BAY1" - sets the associated bay to "bay1"

Optionally, any of these command can be terminated with the /REGENERATE qualifier which will recreate the hatch body.

This functionality can be obtained via the Hatches dialog by clicking on the Edit button, highlighting the required hatches in the Hatches list, entering new values and clicking on Apply.

Note:
Multiple hatches can be edited at once. However, if selected hatches have different values, then the edit boxes are greyed or the Associated Bay field shows -different-. These can be altered, and the new values will be applied to all selected hatches. However, if the values are not changed, then this attribute will not be updated in any of the hatches.