When hatching a small area in a large, complex drawing, you can save time by selecting a smaller set of objects in the drawing to be used in determining the hatch boundary.
- Click Home tab
Draw panelHatch.
The ribbon panel for hatching is not available in this workspace. At the Command prompt, enter hatch and use the Hatch and Gradient dialog box instead. - Expand the Boundaries panel, and click the Select New Boundary Set button at the bottom-left of the expanded panel.
- Select the objects to be considered for the hatch and press Enter.
Selecting the objects with a crossing window is often the best method.
- Specify a point inside each area that you want hatched.
- Press Enter, or click Close on the ribbon to apply the hatch and exit the command.
