{"id":15173,"date":"2025-02-12T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/?p=15173"},"modified":"2025-02-11T22:13:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T06:13:09","slug":"quick-tip-using-an-image-as-a-hatch-in-autocad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/quick-tip-using-an-image-as-a-hatch-in-autocad\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Tip: Using an Image as a Hatch in AutoCAD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>Contributed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/community\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Autodesk Community<\/a>\u00a0member\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/user\/viewprofilepage\/user-id\/465652\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deepak Maini<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With AutoCAD widely used in infrastructure projects, one thing that I get asked about is an easy way to insert an image inside a complex area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is where the&nbsp;<strong>Express Tools &gt; Super Hatch&nbsp;<\/strong>command is convenient, as it allows you to use an image as a fill pattern, as shown below.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/02\/11\/Hatch-Image.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"600\" data-lbwps-height=\"542\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/02\/11\/Hatch-Image-300x271.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/02\/11\/Hatch-Image.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of Hatch and image in AutoCAD\" class=\"wp-image-15174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/02\/11\/Hatch-Image.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/02\/11\/Hatch-Image-300x271.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can select the image, define its placement point, and then click inside the region for the image to crop to the shape of that region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s as easy as that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-learn-more\">Learn More<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Enjoyed this article? 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