10/1/2013

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Selecting a predefined hatch pattern and applying
it to a drawing
Setting up and applying user-defined hatch
patterns
Modifying the scale and shape of a hatch pattern
Specifying the origin of a hatch pattern
Filling an enclosed area with a solid color
Filling an enclosed area with a gradient
Setting up and using palettes and palette tools

Working with
Hatches, Gradients,
and Tool Palettes

Hatching the South Elevation

Hatches and fills should be on their own layers
so they can be turned off or frozen without
also making other objects invisible

Set up six new layers as follows:

Layer Name
Color
A-ELEV-DOOR-PATT
7
A-ELEV-FNDN-PATT
Gray (8)
A-ELEV-GLAZ-PATT
7
A-ELEV-ROOF-PATT
Gray (8)
A-ELEV-SHAD-BNDY
60
A-ELEV-SHAD-PATT
Black (White) (7)
A-ELEV-WALL-PATT
42

Start the HATCH command by clicking the

Hatch button found inside the Home tab
Draw panel.
select the AR-ROOF pattern
Enter 6 into the Hatch Pattern Scale textbox
to set the scale to 6, and press
Choose the Pick Points button on the far left
of the contextual Hatch Creation tab in the
Boundaries panel