{"id":15819,"date":"2025-09-16T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/?p=15819"},"modified":"2025-09-15T15:02:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T22:02:46","slug":"superhatch-tuesday-tips-with-frank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/superhatch-tuesday-tips-with-frank\/","title":{"rendered":"Take a Ride on the Hatch Express With SuperHatch: Tuesday Tips With Frank"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By my count, AutoCAD comes with 82 hatch patterns. A list that large will surely contain everything you need, right? Of course not. That\u2019s where SuperHatch can come to the rescue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SuperHatch is an AutoLISP command, and can be found in the Draw panel of the Express Tools tab of the ribbon. It seems like it&#8217;s been there forever, but it has a copyright date of 1999 in the .LSP file, so we\u2019ll go with that. SuperHatch allows you to use an image, block, Xref, or wipeout as a hatch pattern. Or, if one of those objects already exists in your drawing, you can simply select it. Let\u2019s look at a couple of ways to use this Express Tool to your advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-apply-material-images\">Apply Material Images<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s say you have a 2D detail that\u2019s just lines and polylines. The boss comes to you and tells you they need to use it for the marketing team, and tells you to \u201cadd a little pop with some realistic looking materials\u201d? Oh, and they need it for a meeting in half an hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now what? You scroll through the gallery of hatches, and of course, nothing there comes close. You need a hatch pattern for wood, concrete, and dirt. There\u2019s probably something in the Materials collection over in the 3D world, but that\u2019s not a good option either. Then you remember that blog post you read about SuperHatch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember? You can apply images as hatches. Being a resourceful internet search engine user, you quickly find some great images and download them (or screengrab and save as an image). Now you at least have your images and you have about 20 minutes left. No problem. Let\u2019s look at that workflow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve inserted my three images in the image below using the Xref palette. A word of warning\u2026 if you did use a screencap method to grab your image, and are thinking of just popping it in, make sure you use \u201cPaste Special\u201d and add it as an \u201cImage Entity\u201d. Otherwise, you\u2019ll get an OLE object and SuperHatch won\u2019t know what to do with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since I\u2019ve already added the images, I\u2019ll call up SuperHatch and use the \u201cSelect existing &lt;\u201d button. I\u2019ll select the wood grain image, then with the default option of \u201cInternal Point\u201d, I\u2019ll click inside one of the upright rectangles, and then the other. Now that my internal picking is done, I\u2019ll press Enter, and the wood grain hatch is created!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do the same workflow for the other two necessary images, filling in the footings and the surrounding dirt, and you\u2019ve just made the boss happy with 15 minutes to spare. Go ahead and give yourself a pat on the back while you\u2019re getting a well-deserved cup of coffee.<\/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\/09\/15\/SuperHatch_1.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"970\" data-lbwps-height=\"571\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/09\/15\/SuperHatch_1-300x177.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/09\/15\/SuperHatch_1.jpg\" alt=\"Apply Materials screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-15823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/09\/15\/SuperHatch_1.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/09\/15\/SuperHatch_1-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/09\/15\/SuperHatch_1-768x452.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-create-your-own-hatch-looking-hatch\">Create Your Own Hatch-looking Hatch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The file that contains the hatch pattern definitions is named acad.pat. If you find it and open it, you\u2019ll see that it\u2019s a simple text file containing a bunch of cryptic definitions. Scroll to the bottom to see a section designated for user-defined patterns. I bet yours is empty too. Nobody in their right mind is going to try their hand at creating a complicated hatch pattern. Check out the image below. These are the definitions for Hexagon and Honeycomb. Both are somewhat complicated, but not terrible. Unless you try to code it.<\/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\/09\/15\/SuperHatch_2.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"746\" data-lbwps-height=\"211\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/09\/15\/SuperHatch_2-300x85.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"746\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/09\/15\/SuperHatch_2.jpg\" alt=\"Complicated Hatch Pattern\" class=\"wp-image-15826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/09\/15\/SuperHatch_2.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/09\/15\/SuperHatch_2-300x85.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But, you need what you need, and that\u2019s a complex custom hatch pattern \u2013 or at least something that looks like a hatch pattern. SuperHatch to the rescue again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the animation below. I\u2019ve created a drawing that I want to use as a \u201ctile\u201d in my hatch design. This time, it\u2019s sitting out in a folder, so I choose the \u201cBlock\u201d option in the SuperHatch dialog, (yes, fellow Lispers \u2013 it\u2019s a DCL file), navigate to my drawing, pop an instance of it into blank space, accept the insert defaults, and another return to end its selection. Now it works like our first example, where I select an interior point and again press return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And, just like that, I\u2019ve created a hatch-looking hatch! Pretty slick, I\u2019d say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"924\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1156 \/ 924;\" width=\"1156\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/09\/15\/SuperHatch-animation.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One more thing\u2026 You can select the new faux hatch, but like I said, it\u2019s not a real hatch object. It\u2019s an unnamed Group. If you turn off Group Selection, you can select the individual blocks that make up the group. That control is found in the Home tab of the ribbon, within the Groups panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/09\/16\/SuperHatch_4.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"324\" data-lbwps-height=\"222\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/09\/16\/SuperHatch_4-300x206.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/09\/16\/SuperHatch_4.jpg\" alt=\"Group selection screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-15836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/09\/16\/SuperHatch_4.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/09\/16\/SuperHatch_4-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-final-thought\">A Final Thought<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Are there some nuances to using SuperHatch? Yes. You can\u2019t adjust anything after you\u2019re done. In my previous example, the block used was the same size as the one I chose. If I wanted it bigger, I would have had to scale it during insertion. With the materials images, size also matters. If you put them into the drawing like I did, you might want to make them big; otherwise, they too will want to tile and mess up your fake materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, if the situation calls for it, or even if it\u2019s the boss, SuperHatch really can become your superhero. (Cape and mask not included.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-tuesday-tips\">More Tuesday Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out our whole\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/blogs\/autocad\/tag\/tuesday-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tuesday Tips series<\/a>\u00a0for ideas on how to make AutoCAD work for you.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By my count, AutoCAD comes with 82 hatch patterns. 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