Creating custom hatching

[wim (Wim Dekeyser)]

Hi Christopher -

@chris19

or does someone know the correct commands to make a custom patch?

You could probably take a look at @SamPage’s Hatch Maker:

Hatch maker plug-in for v6

Here it is complied for Windows V6. I had wanted to rewrite this so it worked on both Windows and Mac, but I won’t keep you waiting while I figure that out. Only thing different in this version is that while it still writes a *.pat file, the hatch pattern will also be added to the file. As for documentation for use, the plug-in adds one command: makeHatch. The quick rundown for the options would be: X and Y padding is how much room to add between repeating the curves selected. Currently you ca…

-wim