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Hatch Color or Gradient Color 1 Overrides the current color for solid fills
and hatch patterns, or specifies the first of two gradient colors. (
HPCOLOR
on page 2351 or GFCLR1 on page 2329 system variables)
Background Color or Gradient Color 2 Specifies the color for hatch pattern
backgrounds, or the second gradient color. When Hatch Type is set to Solid,
Gradient Color 2 is not available. (
HPBACKGROUNDCOLOR on page 2349 or
GFCLR2 on page 2329 system variables)
Transparency Sets the transparency level for new hatches or fills, overriding
the current object transparency. Select Use Current to use the current object
transparency setting. (
HPTRANSPARENCY on page 2360 system variable)
Angle Specifies an angle for the hatch or fill relative to the X axis of the current
UCS. Valid values are from 0 to 359. (HPANG system variable)
Scale Expands or contracts a predefined or custom hatch pattern. This option
is available only when Hatch Type is set to Pattern. (HPSCALE system variable)
Spacing Specifies the spacing of lines in a user-defined pattern. This option
is available only when Hatch Type is set to User Defined. (HPSPACE system
variable)
Tint Slider Specifies the tint (the selected color mixed with white) or shade
(the seledted color mixed with black) of a color to be used for a gradient fill
of one color. This option is available only when Hatch Type is set to Gradient.
(
GFCLRLUM on page 2330 system variable)
Layer Name Assigns new hatch objects to the specified layer, overriding the
current layer. Select Use Current to use the current layer. (HPLAYER on page
2356 system variable)
Relative to Paper Space Scales the hatch pattern relative to paper space units.
This allows you to display hatch patterns at a scale that is appropriate for your
layout. This option is available only from a layout.
Double For user-defined patterns, draws a second set of lines at 90 degrees to
the original lines, creating a crosshatch. This option is available only when
Hatch Type is set to User Defined. (
HPDOUBLE on page 2352 system variable)
ISO Pen Width Scales an ISO predefined pattern based on the selected pen
width. This option is available only when an ISO pattern has been specified.
Origin
Controls the starting location of hatch pattern generation. Some hatches,
such as brick patterns, are meant to be aligned with a point on the hatch
boundary. By default, all hatch origins correspond to the current UCS origin.
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