Add hatch/color fill to drawing sketches

Click Fill/Hatch Sketch Region to hatch or color fill an enclosed boundary in a drawing sketch.

  1. On the ribbon, click Place Views tab Sketch panel Create Sketch to create a drawing sketch or double-click an existing sketch in the browser to make it active.
  2. Use the sketch commands to create a sketch that forms a closed loop.
  3. On the ribbon, click Sketch tab Draw panel Fill/Hatch Region .
  4. In the graphics window, select the sketch loop you want to fill or hatch.
  5. In the Hatch/Color Fill dialog box, select options, and then click OK.
    • To add hatching, switch Hatch on. Hatch style assigned to the Sketch Hatch object in Objects Defaults is applied on the hatch fill.

      If appropriate, change the hatch attributes: Select another hatch patterns, edit the hatch angle, scale or shift, or change the Line Weight. Select Double to add a copy of the specified hatch pattern perpendicular to the first hatch pattern. All edits are kept as object overrides.

      Tip: To use a hatch pattern that is not available in the Pattern list, select Other in Pattern. Then set the hatch pattern as Offered or load the hatch pattern from a PAT file using the Select Hatch Pattern dialog box.
    • To add a color fill, switch Color Fill on. Then select a color in the Color dialog box and click OK.
  6. Right-click, and then select Done. Right-click again, and then select Finish Sketch to close the sketch.

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Edit or delete the hatch/color fill

When you edit attributes of a hatch fill, all edits are kept as object overrides.

  1. To edit a sketch with hatch/color fill, double-click the sketch in the browser.
  2. On the ribbon, click Sketch tab Draw panel Fill/Hatch Region .
  3. In the graphics window, select the sketch with the hatch/color fill.
  4. In the Hatch/Color Fill dialog box, change options, and then click OK.
    • Change the hatch attributes: Select another hatch patterns, edit the hatch angle, scale or shift, change the Line Weight, or select Double to create a crosshatch.
    • To use a hatch pattern that is not available in the Pattern list, select Other in Pattern. Then set the hatch pattern as Offered or load the hatch pattern from a PAT file using the Select Hatch Pattern dialog box.
    • Change the color of the color fill in the Color dialog box.
    • To switch between hatch and color fill, switch Hatch or Color Fill on.
    • To delete the hatch or color fill, switch off both Hatch and Color Fill.
  5. Right-click, and then select Done. Right-click again, and then select Finish Sketch to close the sketch.