TechDraw GeometricHatch

Description
The TechDraw GeometricHatch tool fills a closed region in a View with a pattern based on an AutoDesk PAT hatching specification. Alternatively the TechDraw Hatch tool uses SVG based hatch patterns. See Hatching for details.



Usage

 * 1) Select a closed region in a View.
 * 2) There are several ways to invoke the tool:
 * 3) * Press the button.
 * 4) * Select the option from the menu.
 * 5) The  task panel opens.
 * 6) Optionally change the, the , the , the  and the.
 * 7) Press the  button.

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
See also: Autogenerated API documentation and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.

A GeometricHatch can be created with macros and from the Python console by using the following functions:

It is also possible to use TechDraw's geometric hatch engine to produce a compound object in the 3D space. One must take care that the base face lies on the XY plane, as the algorithm is not tailored yet for other cases: