what is hatch ?

Help will tell you all about it.

A hatch pattern is not the same as a material in AutoCAD so be careful with your terminology.  Materials are assigned to 3D models.

Let's clear up one thing at the start.  Are you working in 2D or 3D?

The use of the HATCH command is clearly covered in your AutoCAD Help file.  Hatching is normally used in 2D drawings.

The use of the Hatch command in a 2D drawing would go something like this.  Start the command.  Pick the hatch Type (Predefined, User Defined or Custom).  Select the Pattern (ex. - Wood).  Color: normally I make this 'ByLayer'.  There are options to change the Angle and the Scale of the hatch pattern too.  I'd suggest enabling the "Associative" hatch option (comes in handy when you stretch a hatched object).  I'd also consider enabling "Create separate hatches" unless you want all hatches you are about to create to be treated like a single entity.  Finally you have to decide between Add: Pick Points or Add: Select Objects.  This will primarily be dependent on what you are hatching (see your Help file).  Once you select one of the options you are returned to your drawing to make your picks.  Press the Enter key when finished.

You can use the Hatch contextual ribbon or the old-style Hatch dialog box depending on your preferences.

If you can't figure it out I can point you to a couple of websites that have tutorials or you can simply do an online search for "autocad"+"hatch"+"tutorial" and view one of the many YouTube videos on the subject.


Edited by John Connor - 01.Oct.2014 at 13:34

Let's not get too excited OK?  We're only talking about the Hatch command.