i am having a problem understanding how the hatching works, If i open a new drawing I can draw a circle with a radius go to hatching and highlight the circle and apply a hatch pattern. I can also draw a box and go to hatching and highlight the box and apply a hatch pattern.
here is where my question is If i draw an oval go to hatching highlight the oval the hatching does not apply to the oval. The same is true when i draw a box with four intersecting lines, i go to hatching highlight the four lines and again the hatching does not apply. Please help i do not understand what i am doing wrong
thank you
bill
I don't understand how hatching works
Moderator: andrew
Hi Bill,
I too, have found the hatching function a bit tricky at times. It works on closed entities. Four intersecting lines leave unclosed sections. Either you trim the corners, and you are back to your box, or use "divide" to define the segments for the contour.
You are right, hatching does not work on the ellipse, there must be some other subtlety to that.
Good luck.
I too, have found the hatching function a bit tricky at times. It works on closed entities. Four intersecting lines leave unclosed sections. Either you trim the corners, and you are back to your box, or use "divide" to define the segments for the contour.
You are right, hatching does not work on the ellipse, there must be some other subtlety to that.
Good luck.
JJ Win7 pro-64