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Fill with Hatch Tab

The following options are available:

Option Feature/s Comment/Example
Angle specifies the hatching with respect to a reference line (in degrees), reference lines:
  • Y-Axis: relative to the Y-axis
  • North: relative to the defined north direction (by means of the symbol „North Arrow“)
  • Paper: relative to the paper orientation (in case of rotated sections).
  • Edge 1: relative to the first edge (polygon segment) of the object
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    Distance distance between hatch lines (in mm or m)
    Displacement displacement (in mm or m) of the hatch lines with reference to the origin at (x,y)=(0,0) m Positive values will shift the hatch lines to the left, negative values to the right, when looking from the start to the end point of the polygon.
    Offset offset of the hatch lines with reference to the origin only relevant for hatch lines consisting of points/lines/points-lines
    Shift shift from hatch line to hatch line as above
    Clipping When enabled, the hatching is clipped at the object‘s perimeter line. This option prevents the hatching protrude beyond the object‘s perimeter.

    Examples

    The following table shows different display options for area-like objects. For clarity, the direction of the hatching is highlighted by dashed lines. The origin is also highlighted.

    Example

    Path: Examples\Graphic\Object Appearance\Fill with Hatch tab

    Appearance / Display Comments
    Filling with Hatch applying a cartographic line:
    Angle (to Y-Axis) 30°
    Distance (between hatch lines) 50 m
    Displacement 10 m
    Offset/Shift: 0/0 m
    Clipping: OFF
    as before, but with a Shift <> 0 m (shift from hatch line to hatch line):
    Offset: 0 m
    Shift: 2.5 m
    Clipping: ON

    As for fillings of symbols, also for fillings with hatch distant from the origin the reference point for Angle, Distance, Displacement, Dist of, Offset, and Shift stays to be the origin.