Applying User-Defined or Predefined Hatches

You can apply user-defined or predefined hatches on geometry in the graphics area.

1. Type AM_UserHatch in the command window.
2. In the dialog box, from Style, select User-defined.
   1. In Angle, enter the angle of the hatch lines.
   2. In Spacing, enter the spacing between hatch lines.
3. Optional: Select one of the following predefined hatches.
   The software creates hatch patterns with specific angle and spacing between hatch lines.

   You can override the Angle and Spacing values of predefined hatches.

   Hatch	Angle	Spacing
   	45°	2.5 mm or 0.1 in
   	45°	5 mm or 0.22 in
   	45°	13 mm or 0.5 in
   	135°	2.7 mm or 0.12 in
   	135°	4.7 mm or 0.19 in
   	135°	11 mm or 0.4 in
   	45°/135°	2.3 mm or 0.09 in

4. Optional: Select Double to create the cross pattern with hatch lines perpendicular to the primary lines.
5. Optional: In Adapt hatch distance at less than, enter the number of hatch lines if the area to hatch is small enough to match the specified pattern.
   The default number of lines is 5.
6. Click OK.
7. In the graphics area, specify an internal point in an enclosed area of the geometry.