AutoCAD 2021: How to create boundaries for multiple hatches in one go?

[JamaL9722060]

AutoCAD 2021: How to create boundaries for multiple hatches in one go?

I couldn’t figure out if there is a tool that can create boundaries for multiple hatches in one go

[cadffm · Accepted solution]

Select them and start the command..

_hatchgenerateboundary

[rkmcswain]

This will do it.

[JamaL9722060]

Thank you guys for the help. Great that this tool is available out of the box!

[harryW4VU6]

Is there any way to make the generated boundary associated to the hatch?
I need to use the stretch command to edit multiple hatches so they need an associated boundary.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks

H

[Kent1Cooper]

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@harryW4VU6 wrote:

Is there any way to make the generated boundary associated to the hatch?
I need to use the stretch command to edit multiple hatches so they need an associated boundary.

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Does it need to be STRETCH specifically?  Can you select the Hatches and their boundary objects collectively, and then use grip-editing, which will work on them together even if they're not associated?

But to answer your question -- I don't know of a way.  It doesn't look hopeful, as Help for HATCHGENERATEBOUNDARY is explicit about it:

and doesn't offer any option about that.

But it should be possible to come up with a routine that would do that, take information from the Hatch pattern, delete it, and make a new one, this time Associative with the boundary.  Would that serve your purpose?