CADopia - Boundary Hatch - Boundary Tab

Use this tab to select an area for hatching.

To select entities or an area for hatching

Click the Boundary tab, choose one of the Island Detection Options, choose whether to retain new entities, choose a boundary type, select which entities will be considered for hatching, and then select a boundary to hatch by using the Select Area or Select Entities method.

DIALOG BOX OPTIONS

Select Boundary Set Specify the entities that you want made available for boundary hatching:

• Select All Visible Entities to have all entities in the drawing considered when creating the boundary hatch.
• Make a custom selection set to be considered when creating the boundary hatch using the Select Area button (not the Select Entities button). This can improve system performance if you are working with a complex drawing. Click Select Boundary Set. In the drawing, select the entities individually or by choosing a selection method from the prompt box, and then press Enter. The Current Selection Set option becomes selected automatically, which indicates that the entities you selected with the Select Boundary Set button will be considered when creating the boundary hatch.

NOTE: You can alternate between All Visible Entities and Current Selection Set without having to select entities again using the Select Boundary Set button. The Current Selection Set option uses the last set of entities you selected with the Select Boundary Set button.

Retain Boundaries Mark the check box to keep any new entities that are created to draw the boundary hatch. Existing entities are always retained.

Boundary Type (Display only) Indicates the boundary is created as a polyline.

Island Detection Options To specify how you want the hatch to interact with the boundary polylines, choose an Island Detection Option. Choose Nested Islands and the outer entity and all its islands are considered for hatching. Choose Outer Only and only the outer entity and its outer island are considered for hatching. Choose Ignore Islands and only the outer entity is considered for hatching.

Select Entities: To specify entities to be hatched, click the Select Entities button, click the entities to be hatched individually or by choosing a selection method from the prompt box, and then press Enter when done. When you use the Select Entities method, all visible entities are automatically considered for boundary hatching.

Select Area: To specify the area to be hatched, click the Select Area button, click inside the closed perimeter of a boundary, not on the boundary itself. If desired, continue clicking inside additional closed perimeters, and then press Enter when done. When you use the Select Area method, all visible entities or a selected boundary set can be considered for boundary hatching.