TechDraw GeometricHatch

Description
The GeometricHatch tool fills a closed region in a View with a pattern based on an AutoDesk PAT hatching specification. Alternatively, the Hatch tool uses an SVG or bitmap file as hatch pattern, see Hatching for details.



Usage

 * 1) Select an closed region in a View.
 * 2) Press the  button
 * 3) A dialog will open where you can select your pattern, the scale, line weight and color.

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: