Pipe Hatch

[Anonymous]

I am having problems with the pipe hatch display. I am wanting to do a solid hatch on both the pipes and structures. All the manholes on the pipe run are hatched the same. Some pipes are hatched correct but sometimes gaps are left that should be hatched.
Just wondering if anyone else was having this problem or knew how to fix it.

Thanks

[Anonymous]

A picture would help in describing the problem.

But here's a guess. You're hatching to the inside walls of the structure while also masking the pipes to the outside of the structure, there by, creating a gap from the end of the masked pipe to the inside wall of the stucture.

BTW: The pipe hatching is going to follow what ever the current layer is ....

[Anonymous]

You're correct, it's a problem. The hatch isn't always displayed
correctly...

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Scott McEachron
The D.C. CADD Company - Dallas


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I am having problems with the pipe hatch display. I am wanting to do a solid
hatch on both the pipes and structures. All the manholes on the pipe run are
hatched the same. Some pipes are hatched correct but sometimes gaps are left
that should be hatched.
Just wondering if anyone else was having this problem or knew how to fix it.

Thanks

[Anonymous]

I finally got the pipes to display the hatch pattern correctly. I am still having problems with the structure hatch. I have attached a drawing file that shows the problem I am having.

Thanks

[Anonymous]

Ahhhh, now I see.

The program is trying to depict the structure as a three dimensional object and its trying to model the curved surfaces with incremental flat facets. The hatching is being applied to the outside 3D surface ... unsuccessfully.

I have no idea why someone thought the structures in a profile should be shown this way. Slice them in half just like the pipes.

I like your vertical structure labels. I tried a few times but kept getting a weird squiggle in the leader.