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Have you ever placed a hatch in AutoCAD only to discover it does not look like the pattern you selected? Here is a trick you might try before you pull your hair out trying to figure out why it is n...  Read more

Tip#: 4515
Author: Tina Stimpson
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Published on: 03-Aug-2015
Downloads: 0
Rating:
3
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I’ve been a big proponent of using associative hatches for some time now. Did you know that you can select text inside of your hatch boundary, and the hatch will create a border around this s...  Read more

Tip#: 4422
Author: Levi Connolly
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Published on: 02-Feb-2015
Downloads: 0
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Dean Petersen reminds us about AutoCAD’s SuperHatch command.

Don't forget to use the SuperHatch command. Either type it on the command line or find it in the Expr...  Read more

Tip#: 4298
Author: Dean Petersen
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Published on: 28-Apr-2014
Downloads: 0
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Brian Glover shares a command macro with us that will reset your AutoCAD hatch pattern settings to the default values.

"The Match Properties function on the Hatc...  Read more

Tip#: 3967
Author: Brian Glover
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Published on: 27-Aug-2012
Downloads: 0
Rating:
2
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Tipster Rebekah Wolf sends us a tip on working with AutoCAD hatches to get areas.

"I have had a couple of issues come up with hatches. To start with, when a hatch ...  Read more

Tip#: 3520
Author: Rebekah Wolf
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Published on: 01-Nov-2010
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Rating:
1
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"I have two tips that help my efficiency at work. I often have to find areas of odd shaped lots and properties which aren't defined by a continuous polyline. Instead of creating a temporary po...  Read more

Tip#: 3180
Author: Lynn McCann
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Published on: 12-Apr-2009
Downloads: 0
Rating:
2
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Jogging Can be Bad for You (2008)
Do you need to use object snap on hatch objects? Some people do, but AutoCAD 2008 defaults to ignoring hatches. That isn't a bug -- it's a feature! You can ch...  Read more

Tip#: BUGWATCH0807
Author: Steven Johnson
Rename File To: Tip BUGWATCH0807 DimJogLineFix.lsp
Published on: 01-Aug-2007
Downloads: 570
Rating:
4
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Lanny Shiele supplied Hatch Scale Editor (Tip #2171) for quickly adjusting the scale of a hatch pattern. The Tipster's experience shows in this utility where you can adjust the scale numerically or...  Read more

Tip#: 2171
Author: Lanny Shiele
Rename File To: Tip 2171: CHS.LSP
Published on: 01-Jan-2007
Downloads: 561
Rating:
4
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Hatch Madness
Hatch pattern, SNOW1.PAT, (Tip #2029) from Mike Venner is a very complex hatch pattern that required a lot of time and patience to create (figure 1). Thanks for sharing it with u...  Read more

Tip#: 2029
Author: Mike Venner
Rename File To: Tip2029: SNOW1.PAT
Published on: 01-May-2005
Downloads: 409
Rating:
4
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an AutoLISP routine that quickly changes the starting point of a hatch pattern.

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Tip#: 1560
Author: Ali Khalfan
Rename File To: Tip1560: ADJUST.LSP
Published on: 01-Oct-1999
Downloads: 534
Rating:
5
  Rated by 1 users