TechDraw GeomHatch

Description
The Geometric Hatch tool fill a Face with a pattern based on an AutoDesk PAT hatching specification. A small set of sample patterns are available in ".../Mod/TechDraw/PAT/FCPAT.pat".

How to use

 * 1) Select an closed region in a View. The region will turn green.
 * 2) Press the [[Image:techdraw-geomhatch.png|16px]]  button
 * 3) a dialog will open where you may select your pattern, a scale for the pattern and a line weight.
 * 4) You may need to press recompute [[Image:View-rotate-right.png|16px]] and/or "wiggle" the parent View to get the pattern to update.

Options
None.

Properties

 * : The View and Face to receive the hatch pattern.
 * : The location of the PAT file to use.
 * : The name of the PAT specification within File Pattern.
 * : The scale to be applied to the pattern (must be > 0.0).
 * : The thickness of the pattern lines.
 * : The color for the pattern lines.

Scripting
Hatch can be added to areas in Views using Python.