Hatch Dialog Box (2D)

Select the properties of the hatch in the dialog box, when you add the hatch or edit the hatch.

Hatch

The editable properties depends on the selected elements. If the selected elements have different properties each other, the field is cleared. If you leave the field empty, the elements keep their different properties. If you select a new property in the field, it will affect to all selected elements.

Element properties

The Dialog box options

Type
Defines the hatch type. Select the hatch type on the list.
Layer
The default is layer 8 Hatch. If you want to set the hatch to different layer, select another layer in the menu field. Layer
Color
To a hatch you can select the color as the Pen color, or freely any other RGB color by pressing the RGB color button.
Color
Line Width
Select an appropriate value in the menu field. Select the Line Width
Scale
Defines the scale of the hatch. Select the scale from the list, or enter the value.
Angle
Determines the angle in which the hatch is drawn. Select the angle in the list, or enter the value.
Origin
Click the zero point to the hatch, where the hatch begins.
You can also point an origin to the hatch, which is in the projection of the model drawing.
Copy
Click the button and you can select the hatch in the drawing, and have its properties copied to the hatch you have selected to edit.
Edge - Change the Edge Line
When you select the hatch properties to edit, you will see the list of the edge lines which have been been selected when adding the hatch.
An edge line can also be an edge line of the projection.
When you select the specific Edge Line on the list, it is highlighted in the drawing. If you want to replace the edge line with another one, first select the old line on the list. Click the Change button, and select the new edge line in the drawing.
Search Limits
Holes – Hole Edge Line
If you select the hatch to edit, in which is holes, you will see in the list the edge lines of the holes, which has been selected when adding the hatch. If in the Hole line appears a number, it indicates the number of the hole lines is in the hatch, as well as the total number of hole lines.
As an example, in the hatch is two edge lines limiting the hole.
Hole 1 is formed by a continuous line.
Hole 2 is a line chain formed by four (4) lines. The lines belonging to the line chain of the same hole has the same number.
Add to the hatch the hole by selecting the edge lines of the hole from the hatch. This requires you have drawn the hole edge line in the hatch. Click Add, and click the edge lines of the hole.
Remove the edge line by selecting the line in the Hole N list and click Delete.