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Material-based hatch patterns in Inventor section views.

To set a hatch pattern based on the part material type (not only the standard "Steel"), use the hatch context menu. Right-click on the section hatch and set Pattern > By Material. But first define the requested hatch patterns (PAT) for the used materials in your style library (otherwise this option will be grayed out, inactive).

In the Style Editor, create a copy of you current standard and on the "Material Hatch Pattern Defaults" tab, click on the button "From Style Library" to load materials. In the loaded materials list, choose the material to change the hatch pattern (in the sample: Wood/Drevo-tresen) and in the column "Hatch Pattern" select the requested pattern. You can choose from the predefined hatch patterns from the template, or load any external PAT file (e.g. from AutoCAD or Revit). Don't forget to save the changes of your style.

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You can also "hatch" your section with a solid fill. Just define a new hatch pattern "Solid", using a file SOLID.PAT containing:

*SOLID, Solid fill
45, 0, 0, 0, 0.0005

Inv2013

* CAD

3.1.2013 6656×

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applies to: Inventor 2013 ·

See also:
Tip 11538:	AutoCAD will not create a specific hatch in a given scale or area.
Tip 11415:	Error in pattern file. Missing parameter on line XXX.
Tip 11409:	Catalog of all available hatch patterns.
Tip 11246:	Easier hatching between two polylines - Hatch2L.
Tip 8396:	Ray hatch patterns in AutoCAD.

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