Modifying an Automatic Limited Chain

In the following example, an Automatic Limited Chain is modified to change the area of the Hatch.

1. Click the Hatch icon on the Entities toolbar or choose Symbols / Hatch from the main menu and select the Automatic Limited Chain option. The Hatch dialog appears:

2. Pick the first and last edges to define the chain and exit:

A Hatch is created within the defined chain.

6. Click the Contour button and select Free and unpick the first group of intersected edges.

7. Select Trim/Extend and pick the new contour to include the intersecting line:

8. Select Free and unpick the second group of intersected edges and Select Trim/Extend and pick the new contour to include the intersecting line (like in Steps 6 and 7) and exit.

A Hatch is created within the newly-defined perimeter.

Notes:

• The Trim/Extend option cannot be applied to a transformed curve (e.g. the edge of a projected circle) or to a common edge (the edge must be split).

• The Automatic Limited Chain option cannot be applied to both 2D and 3D curves together.

See Modifying the Hatch for details on how to change the characteristics of the hatch surface.