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Now change the pattern to
*SKEWED
0, 0,0, .5,.5, .5,-.5
It is the same, except that you have set delta-x to 0.5. This offsets each
successive family member by 0.5 in the direction of the line (in this case,
parallel to the X axis). Because the lines are infinite, the dash pattern slides
down the specified amount. The hatched area would look like this:
To create a hatch pattern with dashed lines
1 Open the acad.pat or acadiso.pat file in a text editor that saves in ASCII
format.
2 Create a header line that includes an asterisk and a pattern name. The
name of the hatch pattern is limited to 31 characters.
3 (Optional) To include a description in the header line, follow the pattern
name with a comma and description text.
4 Create a descriptor line that includes
■ An angle at which the line is drawn
■ An X,Y origin point
■ A delta-x of any value if you want to offset alternating lines in the
line family
■ A delta-y of any value
■ A value for a dash length
■ A value for a dot length
■ An optional second value for a different dash length
■ An optional second value for a different dot length
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