{"id":8729,"date":"2018-12-18T07:00:35","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T15:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/?p=8729"},"modified":"2020-04-08T07:52:22","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T14:52:22","slug":"hatch-editing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/hatch-editing\/","title":{"rendered":"Have You Tried: Hatch and Hatch Editing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many people apply hatches to their design drawings daily, but habits form and new features get overlooked. The \u201cHave You Tried\u201d article this month shifts focus a bit to be more of a \u201cDid You Know\u201d article to mix things up a bit before the start of a new year. <!--more-->Many of the techniques discussed in this article are based on some of the highest searched keywords and comments related to the Hatch feature.<\/p>\n<p>The Hatch Creation and Hatch Editor ribbon tabs provide access to many options, but not all options are visible by default making them easy to miss. Here are some of the hatch-related options people often search or have questions about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Separate a hatch object with multiple areas into individual hatch objects<\/li>\n<li>Change the angle and scale of hatch patterns<\/li>\n<li>Set the hatch origin to control where lines in a pattern start<\/li>\n<li>Control the draw order in which new hatch objects are created<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8732 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Article-16-1_gebs9q.jpg\" alt=\"Hatch Editing in AutoCAD\" width=\"495\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Article-16-1_gebs9q.jpg 495w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Article-16-1_gebs9q-300x216.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Learn how to apply and edit hatch in a closed area by following the step-by-step examples in the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2019\/ENU\/?contextId=HYT_Blog_December_2018_Hatch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Have<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2019\/ENU\/?contextId=HYT_Blog_December_2018_Hatch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">You<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2019\/ENU\/?contextId=HYT_Blog_December_2018_Hatch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tried:<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2019\/ENU\/?contextId=HYT_Blog_December_2018_Hatch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hatch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2019\/ENU\/?contextId=HYT_Blog_December_2018_Hatch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">and<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2019\/ENU\/?contextId=HYT_Blog_December_2018_Hatch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hatch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2019\/ENU\/?contextId=HYT_Blog_December_2018_Hatch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Editing<\/a> <\/strong>topic.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"keep-the-feedback-coming\">Keep the Feedback Coming<\/h2>\n<p>Thanks for all the great feedback submitted so far. Because of the great feedback, we have been able to improve the topics in the AutoCAD Online Help system. <a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2019\/ENU\/?guid=GUID-BB242BA9-5AC5-4894-BAB5-208A0A724770\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Updated<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2019\/ENU\/?guid=GUID-BB242BA9-5AC5-4894-BAB5-208A0A724770\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Help<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2019\/ENU\/?guid=GUID-BB242BA9-5AC5-4894-BAB5-208A0A724770\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Topics<\/a> contains a list of the most recently updated topics.<\/p>\n<p>The best way to submit feedback is by using the \u201cWas this helpful?\u201d section located at the bottom of every Help topic. Let us know what you like or don\u2019t like about a topic or provide suggestions for other subjects that you\u2019d like to see covered in greater detail. 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