Adding Area Hatch or Solid Fill

  1. In a drawing document, select a model face, a segment of a closed sketch profile, or a region bounded by a combination of model edges and sketch entities. You can make multiple selections.
    area_hatch_selections.gif
    Multiple faces and closed sketch profile as the Boundary
    area_hatch_region_selection.gif
    Model edges and sketch entities as a Region
  2. Click Area Hatch/Fill Tool_Area_Hatch_Fill_Annotation.gif (Annotation toolbar), or click Insert > Annotations > Area Hatch/Fill .
    You can click Area Hatch/Fill before or after step 1.
  3. Set options in the Area Hatch/Fill PropertyManager.
  4. Click PM_OK.gif.
The area hatch or solid fill appears in the selected area. You can change the shape and size of a sketch profile and the area updates to fill the modified profile.