Hatching > Generated Surface (Draw Menu)

This command can be used to hatch the surfaces of all chosen objects.

The objects whose outlines are to be included in the surface are chosen. Click on objects to choose them.

If you need to temporarily close gaps or add outline elements for executing this command, please use the Dynamic Snapping Guide to add lines or curves before finishing object selection. Snapping Guide objects that are added later cannot be taken into account! For a detailed instruction on how to create surfaces from individual objects, please refer to Generating a Surface.

After choosing the objects, several reference points can be entered, one after another. These points can be entered using the mouse, by clicking anywhere in the drawing. The current result will be highlighted.

Use the buttons in the Parameter Window to select for each individual reference point which types of outlines shall be recognized:

Outlines of Construction Aid objects will be recognized.

Outlines of Dynamic Snapping Guide objects will be recognized.

Outlines of normal drawing objects will be recognized.

After entering all reference points (at least one), finish the point entry by clicking the right mouse button. If the Workflow Manager is active and appears, choose Finish Command in it.

Now, if a surface has been generated successfully, the surface is hatched. The hatching type chosen with the command Hatching > Edit Hatching Types is used. The fixed point of hatchings can be placed using the command Hatching > Set Fixed Point.

The resulting dynamic hatching is not automatically assigned to the current layer. Instead, the command Layers > Defaults is used to decide whether it should be assigned to the current layer, or another specified layer. The pen assignments from the current hatching type are used.

In this command's parameters, you can choose whether the result shall be automatically simplified, and set the corresponding tolerances (see "Simplify Curve / Surface" dialog).