Existing hatch cannot change to solid

[Anonymous]

I have a lot of existing hatch cannot change to solid.Please help.

[Patchy]

I see no problem ☺

[Anonymous]

The other one cannot change

[Anonymous]

I cannot find the problem

[pendean]

Erase and replace it: it is the quicker fix. Seems to be broken somehow.

[Anonymous]

But I have 10 cad file and each file have about 10000 hatch need change to solid.

[Patchy]

Were they drawn with Autocad or converted from another program, I have never seen this pattern before.

[Anonymous]

This is a custom pattern from the drawer.I need to change all of the pattern to solid.I think I find the problem.But I dont know how to fix it easy.

[Patchy]

Post a worst one that has hundred of these hatches and let's see.

(I need 2007 version)

[Anonymous]

2007 Version DWG

[Patchy]

I need the one with thousands of them so I can test with autolisp.

[Anonymous]

Yes.Please help me.

[Patchy]

It might miss some

[s.borello]

Just redraw it... it will be quicker for you.  Something seems to not be working on that lower hatch. 

[Anonymous]

I have 10 cad file and each file have about 10000 hatch need change to solid.Very slow.

[Anonymous]

My file only have 319 objects and your file have 320 objects?

[Alfred.NESWADBA · Accepted solution]

Hi,

When I play with your dwg  with these steps:

• change the pattern type to predefined
• then pattern name to SOLID

and run then _AUDIT ... AutoCAD shows this message:

Pass 1 100     objects auditedAcDbHatch(248)
   No Closed Hatch Boundary Loops
AcDbHatch(248)                    could not be repaired.  It will be Erased.

This means the hatch boundary seems to be defect.

So the options I see:

1) use a tool (or write one yourself) which goes through all these hatches, recreates the boundary, delete the hatch and create a new hatch, this one can then be SOLID.

2) (...not preferred, but if it's just for 1 plot) go the old way and change the pattern to e.g. predefined/ANSI31 and make the hatch dense enough so it looks like filled on your plot. But take care, that makes the display of this drawing slow.

The more important thing here is ... verify who is the creator of these hatches and inform them that the hatches are defect, otherwise they produce more and more defect drawings.

- alfred -

[parkr4st]

a manual method

working with Drawing4(autoCAD2007)

three new layers, name one NewHatch

Layer 1 on & current  HatchGenerateBounds selected all the hatches  enter

QSelect  Polyline Closed = No

PropertyPallet  change the selected to layer2

Layer 1 off

DrywallType layer off

3 sets of open polylines left. make sure the intersections intersect

Boundary & pick  point inside the lines  enter

Layer 2 off

Layer 1 on  leaving a complete set of closed boundaries to hatch 

Layer NewHatch Current & on and run the Hatch command on those closed polyline objects

DRYWALLTYPE1 on and qselect everything in that layer and  delete if you don't have any further use for it.

[Anonymous]

I think your dwg is what I want but My poor english and cannot follow your step.Could you post a video for me to follow?Thank

[parkr4st]

What is your preferred language?