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Boundary Settings

Icon	Name	Description
	Specify entities	Lets you select the entities that form the boundary
	Specify points	Lets you click points in enclosed areas to define the boundaries
	Rebuild	Replaces a boundary after removing (enabled only when using the EditHatch command)
	Delete	Removes boundaries from the set of entities that form the boundaries
	Highlight	Displays the boundaries in the drawing

Pattern

Icon	Name	Description
	Hatch pattern type	Lets you select a predefined, a user-defined, or a custom hatch pattern
	Pattern	Lets you select from predefined patterns, such as ISO and ANSI conforming patterns, or user-defined patterns that you or your enterprise created.

Properties

Icon	Name	Description
	Angle	Lets you specify an angle for the hatch pattern. A hatch angle of 0 degrees defines a horizontal line. The list contains angle values between 0 and 360 in 15 degree increments.
	Scale	Lets you specify a value by which to scale the hatch pattern. The Scale list contains values between .25 and 2 in .25 unit increments (default is 1).
	Spacing	Lets you specify the distance between lines in the hatch pattern
	ISO pen width	Lets you select a pen width for an ISO Pattern type
	Scale sheet's unit	Adapt the units to the sheet

Pattern Start Point

Icon	Name	Description
	Current drawing origin	Keeps the current hatch origin
	Specify coordinates	Lets you specify a point in the graphics area
	Use boundary	Lets you specify a location relative to the boundary
	Set as default	Saves the specified location and uses it as delaut location

Mode

Icon	Name	Description
	Match properties	Lets you hatch entities using properties of a selected hatch
	Associative	Specifies that the hatch is associative.
	Separate	Creates separate hatches
	Boundary preservation	Lets you maintain the initial closed contour normally deleted when a hatch is created. You can create the boundary contour as PolyLine or Region.

Placement

Icon	Name	Description
	Placement	Lets you assign a draw order for the hatch to allow easier selection of the boundaries. Select Bring to Front, Send to Back, Bring in Front of Boundary, Send Behind Boundary (default), or Do Not Assign.
	Find internal region	Lets you automatically detect internal closed boundaries. Options include: Out. Creates hatch patterns only in the outermost areas. In/Out. Creates hatch pattern between alternate areas, starting with the outermost area (default). Ignore. Ignores the internal structure and hatches the entire area. Hatch lines pass through text, block attributes, and 2D solids.
	Origin	Controls whether to keep the hatch origin when creating the hatch using Match Properties. Options include: Use current origin. Uses the origin point for the hatching specified with the current Hatch command. Use source hatch origin. Uses the hatch origin settings of the source hatch.

Additional Options

Icon	Name	Description
	Transparency	Lets you specify the transparency level of the hatch or fill: Use current. Uses the current transparency setting for new entities. ByLayer. Uses the current layer transparency setting. ByBlock. Uses the current transparency setting of a block, if the hatch or fill is contained in that Block. Specify value. Uses the transparency setting that you specify by either entering a value in the text box or using the slider. Specify a value between 0 and 90% where 0% means no transparency (opaque).
	Gaps	Lets you define a gap tolerance so that the command ignores the gaps that are smaller than the defined value, considers the boundary closed and creates the hatch.
	Layer	Lets you select the name of a Layer for subsequent hatches or fills, or select <Active> to place subsequent hatches or fills on the currently activated Layer.
	LineColor	Lets you specify the color of the hatch lines. Options include: ByBlock. Uses the current line color setting of a block, if the line color is contained in that Block. ByLayer. Uses the current layer line color setting. Specify color. Lets you specify a standard or a custom color for the hatch line.
	Background color	Specifies the color of the hatch background. The Specify color option lets you specify a standard or a custom color for the hatch background.