HATCH

[JamminJim]

I am using  Autocad 2014 an a couple of days ago, whenever I hatch an area the hatch and the boundries become one.  I cannot edit the hatch without selecting it and then isolating it from the boundry lines in the Properties dialog box.  If I erase the hatch, it erase the boundry lines too.

I've have been using Autocad since the DOS/R9 days and have never come across this before and I cannot find a varible or setting related to this.  This only started happening a couplf of days ago and don't think I have changed any settings.

Can anyone advise me on how to solve this situation?

[skintsubby · Accepted solution]

JamminJim

Check out the PICKSTYLE variable

Mark

[dmfrazier · Accepted solution]

Check the value of HPBOUNDRETAIN.  You might need to set it to 0 (zero, or off).

There's also a checkbox to change the setting on the BHatch dialog box.  To see it, you might have to expand the box by clicking the arrow button at the lower-right.

[ToddRogers-WPM · Accepted solution]

Toggle off Associative.

[JamminJim]

Thank you for your response.  After trying each recommendation seperatly they each worked.  I use associative hatch all of the time an until this week I never had a problem.

Thank you for helping me solve this issue,

James

[JamminJim]

Thank you Mark for your response. After trying each recommendation separately they each worked but PICKSTYLE seems to work the best. I use associative hatch all of the time an until this week I never had a problem.

Thank you for helping me solve this issue,

James

[Ayssnna]

I instlled CAD 2015 on desktop. When I have hatch on my screen, it shows so many lines which are not in my drawings. I attached print screen from my drawings.

Thanks