Autodesk 057A1-05A111-1001 Getting Started Guide - Page 125

Overview of Hatches A hatch pattern is a standard pattern of lines or dots used to highlight an area in a drawing, or to identify a material such as concrete, steel, or grass. A hatch pattern can also be a solid fill. Use Standard Hatch Patterns The DesignCenter folder contains more than 60 industry-standard ISO and imperial hatch patterns. You can also use hatch patterns from hatch pattern libraries supplied by other companies. Hatch patterns are stored in hatch pattern files with PAT extensions. ANSI31 INSUL AR-CONC Industry-standard hatch patterns Associative Hatches By default, hatches are associative. Associative hatches are linked to their boundaries and are updated when the boundaries are modified. You can remove associativity from a hatch at any time. Hatched object Result of editing boundary with nonassociative hatch Result of editing boundary with associative hatch Overview of Hatches | 119