TechDraw Hatch

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TechDraw Hatch

Menu location
TechDraw → Hatch a Face using Image File
Workbenches
TechDraw
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
TechDraw Geometric Hatch, TechDraw Hatching

Description

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

SVG hatch pattern on a face

Usage

  1. Select a closed region in a View.
  2. There are several ways to invoke the tool:
    • Press the TechDraw Hatch button.
    • Select the TechDraw → Hatch a Face using Image File option from the menu.
  3. The Apply Hatch to Face task panel opens.
  4. Optionally change the Pattern File, the Pattern Scale and the Line Color.
  5. Press the OK button.

Notes

$INSTALL_DIR/data/Mod/TechDraw/Patterns

where $INSTALL_DIR is the directory where FreeCAD was installed, for example

/usr/share/freecad/data/Mod/TechDraw/Patterns

and also on GitHub.

Properties

  • DataSource: The View and Face to receive the hatch pattern.
  • DataHatch Pattern: Full path and filename to an SVG pattern file.
  • ViewHatch Color: Hatch pattern will be displayed in this color.
  • ViewHatch Scale: Hatch pattern size modifier.

Scripting

See also: TechDraw API and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.

The Hatch tool can be used in macros and from the Python console by using the following functions:

hatch = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject('TechDraw::DrawHatch','Hatch')
hatch.Source = (view1,["Face0"])
hatch.HatchPattern = hatchFileSpec
rc = page.addView(hatch)