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
TechDraw API and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.

The GeometricHatch tool can be used in 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: