Choose a Hatch Pattern or Fill

Choose from three types of hatch patterns, and two types of fills.

Predefined hatch patterns. Choose from over 70 ANSI, ISO, and other industry-standard hatch patterns that are available. You can also use hatch patterns from hatch pattern libraries supplied by other companies. Hatch patterns are defined in the acad.pat text file.
User-defined hatch patterns. Define a hatch pattern that uses the current linetype with a specified spacing and angle.
Custom hatch patterns. Define a custom hatch pattern definition in a .pat file.
Solid fill. Fill an area with a solid color by choosing the SOLID predefined hatch.
Gradient fill. Fill an enclosed area with a color gradient. A gradient fill can be displayed as a tint (a color mixed with white), a shade (a color mixed with black), or a smooth transition between two colors.

Gradients that mimic colors displayed on a cylinder, a sphere, or other shapes are available.

NoteYou cannot use plot styles to control the plotted color of gradient fills.

Assign a Background Color to Hatch Patterns

Predefined, user defined, and custom hatch patterns, can be assigned a background fill color. The background fill color shares the same level of transparency as the pattern itself.

See Also

Modify Hatch Properties
Overview of Hatch Pattern Definitions in the Customization Guide

Procedure

To create a hatch with a predefined hatch pattern (ribbon turned on)

To create a hatch with a predefined hatch pattern (ribbon turned off)

To fill an area with a solid color (ribbon turned on)

To fill an area with a solid color (ribbon turned off)

Quick Reference

Commands

System Variables

GFANG

Specifies the angle of a gradient fill.

GFCLR1

Specifies the color for a one-color gradient fill or the first color for a two-color gradient fill.

GFCLR2

Specifies the second color for a two-color gradient fill.

GFCLRLUM

Controls the tint or shade level in a one-color gradient fill.

GFCLRSTATE

Specifies whether a gradient fill uses one color or two colors.

GFNAME

Specifies the pattern of a gradient fill.

GFSHIFT

Specifies whether the pattern in a gradient fill is centered or is shifted up and to the left.

HPANG

Sets the angle for new hatch patterns.

HPANNOTATIVE

Controls whether a new hatch pattern is annotative.

HPASSOC

Controls whether hatches and fills are associative.

HPBACKGROUNDCOLOR

Controls the background color for hatch patterns.

HPBOUND

Controls the object type created by HATCH and BOUNDARY.

HPBOUNDRETAIN

Controls whether boundary objects are created for new hatches and fills.

HPCOLOR

Sets a default color for new hatches.

HPDOUBLE

Specifies hatch pattern doubling for user-defined patterns.

HPDRAWORDER

Controls the draw order of hatches and fills.

HPINHERIT

Controls whether to inherit the hatch origin when using the Inherit Properties option in HATCH and HATCHEDIT.

HPISLANDDETECTION

Controls how islands within the hatch boundary are treated.

HPISLANDDETECTIONMODE

Controls whether internal closed boundaries, called islands, are detected.

HPLAYER

Specifies a default layer for new hatches and fills.

HPMAXLINES

Sets the maximum number of hatch lines that are generated in a hatch operation.

HPNAME

Sets the default hatch pattern name.

HPOBJWARNING

Sets the number of hatch boundary objects that can be selected before displaying a warning message.

HPINHERIT

Controls whether to inherit the hatch origin when using the Inherit Properties option in HATCH and HATCHEDIT.

HPORIGIN

Sets the hatch origin point for new hatch patterns relative to the current user coordinate system.

HPORIGINMODE

Controls how the default hatch origin point is determined.

HPQUICKPREVIEW

Controls whether to display a preview when specifying internal points for a hatch.

HPSCALE

Sets the hatch pattern scale factor.

HPSEPARATE

Controls whether a single hatch object or separate hatch objects are created when operating on several closed boundaries.

HPSPACE

Sets the hatch pattern line spacing for user-defined patterns.

HPTRANSPARENCY

Sets the default transparency for new hatches and fills.

MIRRHATCH

Controls how MIRROR reflects hatch patterns.