Hatch Pattern Dialog Box (AutoCAD Mechanical Toolset)

Use this dialog box to specify the hatch to use for section views.

Note: Inventor Link is only available on 64-bit systems. Note that it is not installed by default.

Pattern Type Selects the type of pattern to use in the view: Pre-defined, User-defined, or Custom.
Hatch Style Defines the hatch style to use in the view: Normal, Outer, or Ignore.
Pattern Properties Modifies the properties of the selected hatch pattern.
	Pattern Lists available hatch patterns for the selected pattern type.
	Custom Pattern Specifies a predefined pattern in the acad.pat file or a custom pattern in its own PAT file.
	Scale Expands or contracts a predefined or custom pattern. AutoCAD stores the scale in the HPSCALE system variable. This option is available only if the pattern type is set to Predefined or Custom.
	Angle Specifies the angle for the hatch pattern in relation to the X-axis of the current UCS. AutoCAD stores the angle in the HPANG system variable.
	Spacing Specifies the spacing of lines in a user-defined pattern. AutoCAD stores the spacing in the HPSPACE system variable. This option is available only if the pattern is set to User-defined.
	Double Draws lines at 90-degree angles to the original.
	Exploded Explodes a hatch pattern so that it no longer is a single entity, and each line can be moved separately and exhibit different properties.