Offset Hatch Styles

Use offset hatch styles to add a hatch with one or more inward or outward offsets to a shape.

To add or edit hatch styles, use the Catalog tab of the Catalog Manager. For more information, refer to Add Hatch Styles or Edit Hatch Styles.

Table:     Offset Hatch Style Settings

Hatch Style Setting Description

Hatch Style Name

The name of the hatch style. Each hatch style in your project must have a unique name.

Line Distance

The distance between each shape offset in the hatch.

Rounding Angle

Use this angle to keep non-rounded outside corners or to apply corner rounding to the outside corners in the border offset of the shape:

  • If you do not want CADFusion to round the outside corners, specify a value of 0°.
  • If you want CADFusion to round all of the outside corners, specify a value of 180°.

You can also specify values between 0° - 180°. For more information, refer to .

Inward Offset Mode

This mode specifies the number of inward offsets that CADFusion makes for the hatch:

Fill — Fills the hatch with as many inward offsets as possible.

None — No inward offsets are added to the hatch.

Custom Offset Count — Lets you specify the number of inward offsets that CADFusion adds to the hatch.

Outward Offset Mode

This mode specifies the number of outward offsets that CADFusion makes for the hatch:

None — No outward offsets are added to the hatch.

Custom Offset Count — Lets you specify the number of outward offsets that CADFusion adds to the hatch.

Related Topics

Hatches

Hatch Style Catalog

Types of Hatch Styles

How CADFusion Applies Rounding Angles to Outside Corners