Use this procedure to specify the hatching of the components of a wall style. Wall hatching is displayed only in display representations, such as Plan, that are used in the Top view (plan view) of a drawing.
- Click .
- Expand Architectural Objects, and expand Wall Styles.
- Select the wall style that you want to change.
- Click the Display Properties tab.
- Select the display representation where you want the changes to appear, and select Style Override.
- If necessary, click .
- Click the Hatching tab.
- Select a component, and click the setting for Pattern.
- Select the hatching for the component:
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select a hatching pattern that is available in the software |
select Predefined for Type, and then select a pattern. |
select a custom pattern |
select Custom for Type, and then enter the name of the custom pattern. If necessary, click Browse, and navigate to the folder where the custom pattern file is located. |
select single hatching |
select User-defined for Type, and clear Double Hatch. |
select double hatching |
select User-defined for Type, and select Double Hatch. |
select solid fill |
select Solid Fill for Type. |
- Click OK.
- Click Scale/Spacing, and enter a value that determines how the selected pattern is repeated.
- Click Angle, and enter the angle for the selected pattern.
- Click Orientation, and specify how the hatching is oriented:
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orient the hatching to the object, regardless of the object rotation |
select Object. |
orient the hatching to the World Coordinate System |
select Global. |
- Click OK.