Hatching & Gradient

Fill an enclosed area or selected objects with a hatch pattern or fill

Home tab > Draw panel > Hatch

Hatch Boundaries

Determines a hatch boundary from an enclosed area or a single object

Pick Points: Pick Internal Point
Select: Select Boundary Objects

Hatch Pattern

Hatch Creation tab > Pattern panel
Select the hatch pattern from the drop-down list

Hatch Color

Overrides the current color with a color specified for solid fills
and hatch patterns

Hatch Creation tab > Properties panel > Hatch Color
Select the color to override the layer color

Hatch Scale

Expands or contracts a predefined or custom hatch pattern

Hatch Creation tab > Properties panel > Scale
Enter the scale for hatch pattern

Hatch Angle

Specifies an angle for the hatch pattern relative to the X axis of the current UCS

Hatch Create tab > Properties panel > Angle
Enter the angle to change the hatch pattern original angle

Associative Boundaries

Control whether the hatch pattern will automatically update when boundaries is modified

Hatch Creation tab > Options panel > Associative
Light blue background mean turn on

Create Separate Hatches

Controls whether a single hatch object or multiple hatch objects are created when several closed boundaries are specified

Hatch Creation tab > Options panel expand > Create Separate Hatches
White background mean multiple hatches but single object

Gradient

A gradient fill creates a smooth transition between one or two colors

Home tab > Draw panel > Gradient

Gradient Pattern

Hatch Creation tab > Pattern panel
Select the gradient pattern from the drop-down list

Gradient Color

Hatch Creation tab > Properties panel
Specifies Gradient Color 1 and Color 2

Gradient Origin

Specifies a gradient that is symmetrical relative to the center of the area to be filled

Hatch Creation tab > Origin panel > Centered
Light blue background means turn on