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If you turn on Island Detection, objects that enclose areas within the outermost
boundary are detected as islands. How HATCH detects objects using this option
depends on which island detection method is specified.
NOTE Red circles are displayed at unconnected endpoints of boundary objects
to identify gaps in the hatch boundary. These circles are temporary and can be
removed with REDRAW on page 868 or REGEN on page 869.
Properties
Specifies new hatch pattern properties to apply.
Pattern NamePredefined or Custom Specifies a predefined pattern in the
acad.pat or acadiso.pat file or a custom pattern in its own PAT file.
Enter the pattern name followed by an optional hatch style code. Precede the
pattern name with an asterisk (*) to fill the area with individual lines instead
of a hatch object.
?List Pattern Names Lists and describes the hatch patterns defined in the
acad.pat file.
Solid Specifies a solid fill and redisplays the first HATCH prompt, where you
can define a boundary.
User Defined Specifies a user-defined pattern. Enter u, followed by an optional
hatch style code. Precede the u with an asterisk (*) to fill the area with
individual lines instead of a hatch object.
Double Hatch Area Specifies a second set of lines to be drawn at 90 degrees
to the original lines.
Select Objects
Determines a boundary from selected objects that form an enclosed area.
Select Objects Interior objects are not automatically detected. You must select
the objects within the selected boundary to hatch or fill those objects according
to the current island detection style.
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