Hatching problems

[ESchomberg]

Why did my hatching all of a sudden start hatching solid instead of a pattern? I can see the pattern through the solid.

[ChrisRS]

You do not give a lot of clues.

After careful examination and consideration, I conclude that Hatches Do Not Like You.

Lesser possibilities to consider include:

• Hatches default to the previous settings.
  Once screwed up, they dutifully remain screwed up.
• Hatch Scale might be too small.
• Hatch Line Weight might be too thick.
• Is the Line weight display on?
• Examine your hatch settings.
• If still stuck, post a drawing.

[Pointdump]

Hey Erik,
"...all of a sudden..."
Anything else happen at that time? Just one drawing or all of 'em?
Dave

[ESchomberg · Accepted solution]

i JUST COPIED THE DRAWING AND PASTED IT INTO ANOTHER DRAWING AND IT STARTED WORKING

[dougnorton]

Hatch Patterns have a Background color setting as well as a Foreground color.

Check that. Worked for me.  And yes, it kind of took over "all of a sudden" as computers are known to do.

  ;D

[ChicagoLooper · Accepted solution]

If you pasted from another drawing to your drawing, compare drawing scale of dwg#1 with the drawing scale of dwg#2. 

It might look solid because the pattern is too dense. Make the hatch scale super large, e.g. 10,000 or 1,000 or 100. Does the pattern appear.