Use this procedure to specify the hatching of components of an individual mass element. Hatching is displayed only in display representations, such as Plan, that are used in the Top view (plan view) of a drawing.
Note: If a material assignment determines the hatching properties of a mass element display component, you can change the hatching by clearing By Material or by overriding the material assignment with a different material.
- Select the mass element you want to change, right-click, and click Edit Object Display.
- Click the Display Properties tab.
- Select the display representation where you want the changes to appear, and select Object Override.
The display representation in bold is the current one.
- If necessary, click
. - Click the Hatching tab.
- Select a display component, and click the setting for Pattern.
- Select the hatching for the display component:
If you want to select… Then… a hatching pattern that is available in the software select Predefined for Type, and then select a pattern. 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. single hatching select User-defined for Type, and clear Double Hatch. double hatching select User-defined for Type, and select Double Hatch. 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:
If you want to orient… Then… the hatching to the object, regardless of the object rotation select Object. the hatching to the World Coordinate System select Global. - Click OK twice.