Hatch Add Define Polygon ( Drawing Editor > h d )

Tool summary :

Also see :

VIDEO The Hatch Add Select Polygon and Hatch Add Define Polygon tools.

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   Adding a hatch pattern to a user-defined polygon :

You can use Hatch Add Define Polygon to add a hatch or fill to a shape that you define. You can define that shape by using the method defined in step 2, alternative 1 (drawing an area box) or step 2, alternative 2 (locating points).

1 . Invoke Hatch Add Define Polygon . Go to step 2, alternative 1 or alternative 2.
2 (alternative 1) . Drag your mouse pointer ( ) diagonally to draw a rectangular shape, then release the left mouse button. Go to step 3. If Corner Rounding is turned on (checked), the radius that is entered will apply to all four corners.
2 (alternative 2) . Left-click ( Locate ) points to draw a shape. In this example, Free Point and On Line are used for point location. Corner Rounding is optional. Right-click ( Return ) when you are done locating points. Hatch Add closes the polygon by connecting the last located point to the 1st point. Go to step 3.
3 . The Hatch Add window opens. Specify the hatch pattern or solid color that you want to fill the polygon. Press " OK " to continue.
4 . Hatch Add fills the polygon that you defined in step 2 (alternative 1 or alternative 2) with the hatch pattern or solid color that you specified in step 3.

Note 1: To invoke Hatch Add Define Polygon :

Method 1 : Click the Hatch Add Define Polygon icon. The icon can be taken from the group named ' Objects -- Hatch ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).

Method 2 : If " Drawing Editor layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose Objects > Hatches > Add Define Polygon .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Hatch Add Define Polygon can also be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the ' Lightning ' layout style, configuration of the interface is done using Customize Interface .

Note 2: The Corner Rounding options (step 2, alternative 2) remain available throughout a polygon layout operation, allowing you to define different radiuses for different corners, or to turn corner rounding on or off for different corners. For the ' Classic ' layout style, the Corner Rounding window automatically closes when you are done with the operation. For the ' Lighting ' layout style, the Corner Rounding section remains on the Layout ribbon page until you are finished with point location.

Two fills added using Hatch Add Define Polygon . Corner rounding was turned on for the left example. The radius for corner rounding was 1/2 the distance of any side of the square, which thus resulted in a circle.

Note 3: The defined polygon shape that is created using the above procedure is composed of polygon sides . You can edit them and, for example, change their " Pen color " (stroke thickness) and " Line type ."

Note 4: A defined polygon shape added using Hatch Add Define Polygon can be adjusted as shown below:

With the selection filter set to '' Default :
1 . The defined polygon shape is rectangular. 2 . Click a polygon side to add a new point. 3 . Drag the point in any direction to change the shape of the polygon.

Note 5: A defined polygon shape added using Hatch Add Define Polygon can optionally be not printed. See " Plot defined polygon " on the Hatch Edit window.

Plot defined polygon
Plot defined polygon

To delete hatches or fills, Hatch Erase and Hatch Erase All can be used. With the selection filter set to ' Hatches ', you can select a hatch (independent of its containing polygon) and press the Delete key. For hatches added using Hatch Add Define Polygon , deleting the hatch also deletes the defined polygon.

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