The maximum setting for this archaic variable is 10 million, which shouldn't be a problem. (getenv 'MaxHatch') (Remember to include the parentheses and note that this command is CASE SENSITIVE.)Ī value will display above the Command line (example: 1000000, which indicates 1 million). You can check the existing setting by determining the 'environment variable.' You can find out this value by typing: This function is governed by the MaxHatch environment setting, which is a very rare thing to have to worry about. This issue will occur in AutoCAD when the calculated hatch pattern is too dense to display. Some or all of your hatches appearing as solid colors rather than as patterns. Click on the desired area that you want to hatch and once selected, hit Enter.Īll done! For advanced users who are interested in more hatch pattern customization options, check out this tutorial from Ellen Finkelstein. Fit your pattern by following instructions. Choose “Block” as your desired pattern type, select your block by name and hit “OK”.ĩ. Go to the “Express Tools” tab > Draw panel > Super Hatch.Ĩ.

Now select “Pick point” and place the cursor on the bottom left corner of your pattern drawing.ħ. Click on your drawing until it gets light blue, and hit Enter.ĥ. On the pop-up, choose “Select objects”.Ĥ. In the Block panel, click on the “Create” command, located in the top right corner.ģ. You can do this by following these simple steps:ġ.In your AutoCAD document, draw a desired pattern using a tool from the Draw panel.Ģ.

Now, although AutoCAD offers plenty of hatch patterns on its own, sometimes we may want to personalize our drawings and implement our own hatch patterns. So getting the hatch patterns just as accurate as the drawings themselves is important. These hatches represent the real material to be used.

This poses an interesting situation when AutoCAD users need to fill in the hatches of their drawings. And because AutoCAD designs can be intended for any structure under the sun, the material being used or involved in the design’s construction can vary greatly. One of the great things about AutoCAD is that it can be used to design drawings meant for different types of industries. Part 5 of 13 in our How To Use AutoCAD series

Autocad 2016 hatch patterns