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Choose Hatch Patterns and Solid Fills
You can use a predefined hatch pattern or solid fill or create your own hatch
patterns.
Create Solid-Filled Areas
In AutoCAD, solid-filled areas can be created using
■ Hatches with a solid hatch pattern (BHATCH)
■ 2D solids (SOLID)
■ Wide polylines or donuts (PLINE, DONUT)
See Also
“Modify Hatches and Solid-Filled Areas” on page 421
“Draw Polylines” on page 262
“Draw Donuts” on page 284
To create a hatch with a solid pattern
1 From the Draw menu, choose Hatch.
2 In the Boundary Hatch and Fill dialog box, choose Pick Points.
3 Specify a point in your drawing inside each area you want hatched.
This point is known as the internal point.
4 Press
ENTER to return to the Boundary Hatch and Fill dialog box.
5 In the Boundary Hatch and Fill dialog box, Hatch tab, under Type, choose
Predefined.
solid-filled
areas