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Figure45.Directmanipulationhatchtools
Otherhatchgripbehaviorhasnotchanged,exceptthat“stretch”isnowthedefaultactionforthe
secondaryormiddlegripsonanonassociativehatch.
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Figure46.Stretchhatchaction
Hatchesnowsupportbackgroundcolorinadditiontolinecolor.Thisenablesyoutohavetheeffectof
layeringhatchesinoneobject.
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Figure47.Hatchbackgroundcolor
Younowalsohavetheoptiontosetahatch’slayerbeforeyoucreateit.Youcanchooseeithertouse
thecurrentlayerortopickonefromyourdrawing.Likecolor,pattern,andotherhatchproperties,layer
isapersistentsettingduringyourdrawingsession.
ThecommandHATCHTOBACKhas
beenintroducedinresponsetoanitemontheAUGIwishlist.Similar
toTEXTTOFRONT,HATCHTOBACKsendshatchesunderneathallotherobjectsinthedrawing.“Send 
HatchestoBack”isavailableontheModifypaneloftheHometabundertheDrawOrderflyout,along
with“BringTexttoFront”and
“BringDimensionstoFront.”