- Click Home tab
Draw panelHatch.
At the Command prompt, enter HATCH. - On the Properties panel Hatch Type list, select the type of hatch you want to use.
- On the Pattern panel, click a hatch pattern or fill.
- On the Boundaries panel, specify the how the pattern boundary is selected:
- Pick Points. Inserts the hatch or fill within a closed area that is bounded by one or more objects. With this method, you click within the boundaries to specify the area.
- Select Boundary Objects. Inserts the hatch or boundary within a closed object, such as a circle.
The last-used selection method is retained until you change it.
- Click an area or object to be hatched.
- On the ribbon, make any adjustments as needed:
- On the Properties panel, you can change the hatch type and colors or modify the transparency level, angle, or scale for the hatch.
- On the expanded Options panel, you can change the draw order to specify whether the hatch and its boundary are displayed in front of or behind other objects.
- Press Enter to apply the hatch and exit the command.
NoteEnclosed areas can be hatched only if they are in a plane parallel to the XY plane of the current UCS.