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HPGAPTOL
Treats a set of objects that almost enclose an area as a closed hatch boundary.
HPISLANDDETECTION
Controls how islands within the hatch boundary are treated.
HPISLANDDETECTIONMODE
Controls whether internal closed boundaries, called islands, are detected.
HPQUICKPREVIEW
Controls whether a hatch preview is displayed when specifying a hatch area.
HPQUICKPREVTIMEOUT
Sets the maximum time for a hatch preview to generate before the preview
is automatically cancelled.
HPSEPARATE
Controls whether a single hatch object or separate hatch objects are created
when operating on several closed boundaries.
Control the Appearance of Hatches
Specify a hatch pattern or fill, and control its alignment and scale.
Choose a Hatch Pattern or Fill
Choose from three types of hatch patterns, and two types of fills.
Predefined hatch patterns. Choose from over 70 ANSI, ISO, and other
industry-standard hatch patterns that are available. You can also use hatch
patterns from hatch pattern libraries supplied by other companies. Hatch
patterns are defined in the acad.pat and acadiso.pat files.
User-defined hatch patterns. Define a hatch pattern that uses the current
linetype with a specified spacing and angle.
Custom hatch patterns. Define a custom hatch pattern definition in a .pat
file.
Solid fill. Fill an area with a solid color by choosing the SOLID predefined
hatch.
1372 | Chapter 28 Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts