Autodesk AUTOCAD 2006, Command Reference Manual

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HATCH
Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a hatch pattern, solid fill, or gradient fill
Draw toolbar:
Draw menu: Hatch
Command line: hatch
The Hatch and Gradient Dialog Box is displayed.
If you enter -hatch at the Command prompt, HATCH displays HATCH
Command Line.
NOTE By default, the program will not create a hatch pattern that consists of
over 10,000 hatch segments. The limit is set by the MaxHatch setting in the
registry. To reset the limit to 50,000, for example, enter (setenv "MaxHatch"
"50000") at the Command prompt. The limit can be reset to any value between
100 and 10,000,000.
Hatch and Gradient Dialog Box
Draw menu: Hatch
Command line: hatch
Defines the boundaries, pattern type, pattern properties, and other parameters
for hatch and gradient fill objects.
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“Hatch Tab (Hatch and Gradient Dialog Box)” on page 497
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“Gradient Tab (Hatch and Gradient Dialog Box)” on page 501
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“More Options (Hatch and Gradient Dialog Box)” on page 502
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“Add: Pick Points” on page 494
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“Add: Select Objects” on page 494
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“Recreate Boundary” on page 496
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“Remove Boundaries” on page 495
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“View Selections” on page 496
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