CAD – Computer Aided Design Module 6

Objective:
 to give further examples of the use of hatching in its various forms.
 to set layers.

HATCHING

There are a large number of hatch patterns available when hatching drawings. Some examples
from hatch patterns are shown.

HATCHING RULES

It describes the stages in hatching a sectional end view of a lathe tool holder. Note the
following in the section:

1. There are two angles of hatching to differentiate the separate parts of the section.
2. The section follows the general rule that parts such as screws, bolts, nuts, rivets, other
cylindrical objects, webs and ribs, and other such features are shown as outside views within
sections.

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In order to hatch this example:

1. Left-click on the Hatch tool icon in the Home/Draw panel.
The ribbon changes to the Hatch Creation ribbon. Entering hatch or h at the command line has
the same result.
2. Left-click ANSI31 in the Hatch Creation/Pattern panel.
3. Set the Hatch Scale to 1.5 in the Hatch Creation/Properties panel
4. Left-click Pick Points in the Hatch Creation/Boundaries panel and pick inside the areas to be
hatched.
5. The picked areas hatch. If satisfied with the hatching right-click. If not satisfied amend the
settings and when satisfied right-click.

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THE HATCH AND GRADIENT DIALOG

If the ribbon is not on screen, entering hatch or h at the command line brings the Hatch and
Gradient dialog to screen. The method of hatching given in the previous two examples is much
the same whether using the tools in the Hatch Creation ribbon or using the Hatch and Gradient
dialog. Figure shows the ANSI Hatch Pattern dialog and the Pick Points button in the Hatch
and Gradient dialog, which are picked for the same methods as described in the given
examples.

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Setting layers

1. At the command line enter layer or la followed by a right-click. The Layer Properties
Manager palette appears.
2. Click the New Layer icon. Layer1 appears in the layer list. Overwrite the name Layer1
entering Centre.

3. Repeat step 2 four times and make four more layers entitled Construction, Dimensions,
Hidden and Text.
4. Click one of the squares under the Color column of the dialog. The Select Color dialog
appears. Double-click on one of the colours in the Index Color squares. The selected colour
appears against the layer name in which the square was selected. Repeat until all five
new layers have a colour.

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5. Click on the linetype Continuous against the layer name Centre.

The Select Linetype dialog appears (Fig. 4.18). Click its Load…
button and from the Load or Reload Linetypes dialog double-click
CENTER2. The dialog disappears and the name appears in the Select
Linetype dialog. Click the OK button and the linetype CENTER2
appears against the layer Center.

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6. Repeat with layer Hidden, load the linetype HIDDEN2 and make the
linetype against this layer HIDDEN2.
7. Click on the any of the lineweights in the Layer Properties Manager.
This brings up the Lineweight dialog (Fig. 4.19). Select the lineweight
0.3. Repeat the same for all other layers. Then click the Close button of
the Layer Properties Manager.

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