How do I define a hatch boundary manually?
- Start Hatch and choose Area definition: Manual in the dialog. The snap mode switches to FREE, the buttons Hatch (Enter) and Cancel (ESC) appear.
- Click the boundary elements one after another. Crossing or protruding elements are allowed — the program takes the matching sub-segments. A second click on an element deselects it.
- As soon as the loop closes, the area is tinted semi-transparently and the status bar reports Area closed.
- For islands, click their outline elements as well; they are outlined with a dashed line.
- Press Enter or Hatch (Enter). The mode stays on Manual — choose the next area right away, or end with Automatic.
Note
The manual hatch keeps its outline as a snapshot: it is not updated after geometry changes and has no seed-point square. If the geometry changes, create it anew.
Tip
In paper space you can also click the boundary elements in the model through a viewport; a manual through-hatch is created.