Hatch Tool Settings

Specify the various parameters of new and existing hatch regions by using the Hatch tool settings window. Select Edit ▸ Settings Window ▸ Hatch Pattern or double-click the corresponding icon on the Toolbox to open the Hatches & Fill Settings window.

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Borders and Fill

Use the Border and Fill switches to enable or disable the display of the region’s border and color fill. To set or change the fill color, use the Fill button on the Properties bar or Graphic Attributes panel.

Hatch and Texture

Use the Hatch/Texture switch to enable or disable the display of a hatch pattern or texture fill. Hatch patterns and textures include the following options:

• Draw at scale. Enable this option to have the vector hatch displayed at the current sheet scale. This option is not available for textures.
• Color. Use the Color button to specify the pen color of the hatch pattern.
• Scale Factor: change the scaling factor of the hatch pattern. This value is not connected to the drawing scale factor and ranges from a minimum of 1% to a maximum of 1600%.
• Rotation: change the orientation of the hatch by defining a rotation angle.

Select the hatch type or texture from the list.

The last cell of the Hatches table is a special button: click it to add hatch types to the current project. This option opens the “Hatch patterns” pane of the Resource Manager window.