To Redefine a Hatch Boundary

Use this procedure to redefine the boundaries of associative or non-associative hatches based on any selected closed-boundary linework. In cases where a non-associative hatch originally filled closed-boundary linework, but the linework was subsequently stretched or moved, this procedure lets you expand or reposition the hatch to fill the new boundary.

You can also use this procedure to extend or move a hatch from one boundary to others. (If you do not also select the linework currently bounding the hatch, the hatch is moved from the original boundary to the other boundaries that you select.) The linework you select for the new hatch boundaries can be AEC polygons, closed polylines, circles, text, or multiline text (Mtext).

1. Select the hatch.
2. Right-click, and click Set Boundary.
3. Select the linework, and press Enter.
4. Press Enter to keep the selected linework, or enter y (Yes) to erase it.

   The selected hatch is applied within all selected boundaries.

   

   Transferring a hatch from one boundary to another

   

   Moving a hatch back to original boundary

   

   Resizing a hatch to fill a boundary

   

   Copying a hatch from one boundary to another

Note: If a hatch was originally created as associative, its associativity is not transferred to other linework to which the hatch is applied using the Set Boundary option. And if the original boundary itself is one of the boundaries selected during the operation, the association between the boundary and the hatch is discontinued.