How to apply Hatches?

[MikeB]

You could select the lines that make up your enclosed area and use the compose tool to make them into a polygon and then hatch that.

Good Luck

[ionw]

Alternatively simply select the lines that make up your areas, even if that defines multiple "islands" then under the Tool Menu select hatch. Click inside your island and drag in the direction you want the hatch to propagate. If you have multiple areas defined hit them all while it is selected.

HTH

Mac OS X.2.1 VWA 9.5.3b2

[MikeB]

Wow, thats a new one on me, I had to try it to believe it. That's pretty cool, the only problem is that is produces a static hatch, in simple files this should be OK, but in large files with intricate hatch patterns this can inflate you file size really fast.

Cool tip though.

[ionw]

Thanks. To be honest it was a new one on me too. I was sitting reading the post and thought hmmm I wonder... whoa....it works!

[Hugo]

How do I apply hatches?

Selecting an object is the only way?

Can I apply a hatch to an area (clicking inside, as in Autocad) and let VW to automatically detect islands and fill it?

Or do I have to draw a polygon over my area and hatch it? I ask because I have many complex (but closed) areas in a drawing, and I have to draw a polygon over them to hatch 'em because they are drawn by individual lines.

[Hugo]

Hey!

Thanks a lot for your ideas!!!

That was what I was looking for. That makes things much easier.

Thanks a lot!

Hugo