CAD Tutorial: How to Use AutoCAD Hatch Command?

CAD Tutorial: How to Use AutoCAD Hatch Command?

First, let’s find out how to specify the patterns, colors and layers of your hatches in the Hatch dialogue box.

Steps:

1. Input [Hatch] and press Enter to invoke the Hatch dialogue box.
2. Click the icon  at the bottom right of the dialogue box to expand it.
3. Select a hatch pattern, color and layer.
4. Select the to-be-hatched entity by clicking it.
5. Click “OK”.

Now you can easily check and manage your hatches in the Properties panel.

Then, here’s how to specify the angle and scale of your hatches.

Steps:

1. Input [Hatch] and press Enter to invoke the Hatch dialogue box.
2. Select a hatch pattern.
3. Customize the angle the hatch pattern is going to rotate, and the scale it is going to scale.
4. Repeat the above steps 4-6.

See? I can create the standard section of part models in this way.

Tip

You can view the hatch result vividly while picking the to-be-hatched entities if you tick off the Dynamic Preview option in the Hatch dialogue box. After previewing, press Enter and you can go back to the Hatch Dialogue box. Click “OK” to confirm it.