Create and Apply Hatching

Use the Create Hatch command to create a hatch pattern and apply it to a region in a sheet view to identify the area as having a specific material on screen and on plotted sheets. Once created, you can explode a hatch object into independent object that can be edited or deleted.

Note: A hatch pattern cannot be applied to an existing block, but you can create a block that includes hatching.
Note: The default hatch pattern file (trimble.pat) is installed at C:\Program Files\Trimble\Trimble Business Center\Support\iv. To use an AutoCAD hatch pattern file (Acad.pat), copy it from C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\C3D 2014\enu\Support, and paste it in the location listed above; it will be used instead of the trimble.pat file.

Prerequisites:

Licensed module; See the Subscription Plans page. For a license matrix by command, see the License page in the TBC Community. Also see View and manage licensed features.
Closed linework that encompasses a hatchable shape
Sheet view

To access the command:

Select Create Hatch in Drafting > Drafting Elements.

To apply a hatch pattern to an area:

From the Hatch boundaries box, pick one or more closed lines in the Plan View.
Select the layer on which you want the hatching to reside in the Layer list, or select <<New Layer>> to create a new layer.
To use one of the dozens of predefined hatch patterns, select the pattern's name in the Pattern list. See hatch properties to see a picture of each pattern. To create your own linear hatch or cross-hatch pattern, skip to step 6.
In the Scale box, specify the relative scale of the pattern. 1 equals the original scale of the pattern; 2 equals 200% of the original pattern.
To rotate the pattern, specify an Angle. Positive rotation is clockwise and zero is due north.
To define your own line-based pattern, click the User-Defined tab.
In the Line spacing box, specify the distance between parallel lines in the pattern.
To rotate the lines, specify an Angle. Positive rotation is clockwise. Entering 90° draws horizontal lines; zero is due north/0° draws vertical lines.
To add cross-hatch lines, check the Draw second line box and specify the spacing and angle of the crossing lines.
Click Preview to see the hatching on your shape. When you are satisfied with the results, click Apply and Close.

Scenarios:

Hole and island region logic applies to hatching. If you select two concentric boundaries and apply hatching, the pattern is only drawn between the boundaries.

Dependencies:

None; once created, each hatch pattern is an independent object.