AutoCAD and Its Applications BASICS Express ToolsChapter 23
2013
The SUPERHATCH Command
The SUPERHATCH command provides an easy way to use an image, block, external reference (xref), or wipeout to create a hatch pattern. The SUPERHATCH command is convenient because it does not require you to create a PAT le to apply a custom hatch pattern. You will learn to use blocks and xrefs later in the textbook. AutoCAD and Its ApplicationsCustomization and Programming covers working with images. Refer back to this information once you have a better understanding of images, blocks, and xrefs. Access the SUPERHATCH command to display the SuperHatch dialog box. See FigureET23-1. If the drawing contains the image, block, xref, or wipeout you want to use as a hatch pattern, pick the Select existing button and then select the appropriate object. If the drawing does not include the object, pick a button to locate the corresponding item to use as a hatch pattern. Select the Image button to access the Select Reference File dialog box, where you can choose an image le, such as a JPG or TIF le. Pick the Block button to access the SuperHatch - Insert dialog box. From the SuperHatch - Insert dialog box, choose the Block... button to locate a block in the current le, or pick the File... button to select a drawing le to use as the block. Adjust insertion parameters on-screen or deselect the check box to preset insertion parameters. Select the Xref Attach button of the SuperHatch dialog box to access the Select Reference File dialog box, where you can choose a drawing le. Pick the Wipeout button to select a wipeout object.
Ribbon
Express Tools > Draw Super Hatch
Type
SUPERHATCH
NOTE
The value in the Curve error tolerance: text box controls the amount of precision applied to the curvature of objects by AutoCAD when you hatch a curved boundary.
FigureET23-1. The SuperHatch dialog box provides options for hatching with an image, block, external reference, or wipeout object.
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The SUPERHATCH Command 1
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Once you select an object, the process of placing the item varies depending on object type. In general, you select an insertion point and specify additional insertion parameters, such as scale and rotation. Follow the prompts and use the dialog boxes, when necessary, to place the object. If you select a block, AutoCAD prompts you to specify the block extents. The extents serve as a reference for tiling the hatch inside the boundary. By default, a magenta square appears around the block to dene the extents. Use the default extents or draw a different frame. Pick an internal point to insert the hatch inside the boundary. You can also access the advanced hatching options, which allow you to dene a boundary set or specify an island detection method. The hatch is applied when you pick an internal boundary point. FigureET23-2 shows using the SUPERHATCH command to hatch a boundary using a block.
FigureET23-2. Using a block object with the SUPERHATCH command. AThe colored frame indicates the extents of the block for tiling when the hatch is applied. BThe enclosed area is hatched using the specified tiling.
Frame indicates extents used for tiling
Block Object
Block hatch pattern applied to drawing
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