AutoCAD Hatch Tip

Have you noticed when placing a hatch pattern to an area and it's broken into pieces? Here’s a quick fix for this issue.

·         Click the hatch pattern.

·         Click the Origin pull down on the ribbon.

·         Select the origin that will best suite your needs. In this example, I selected the Center Origin.

 

 

This tip also applies to older versions of AutoCAD.

That is it.

I had to revisit this post. To set the hatch center origin as default, change the "HPORIGINMODE" variable to "5".

 

 

Hatch and Gradient Dialog Box Tip

If you like the original Hatch and Gradient dialog box, change the system variable "HPDLGMODE" to 1. Editing hatch can be done using the Dialog box, Ribbon, and or the Properties palette.