Is Match Hatch working as intended?

Hi - when I run match hatch in Rhino 8 it’s also matching the layer of the source object (not only the hatch attributes as in Rhino 7). Is this the intended behaviour? Sometimes I need to match hatches but not change the object’s layer. Thanks!

Hi Ivan,

It’s true that if you use the Match option in the Hatch Properties panel, the layer is also matched. I don’t know if this can be changed?

Is there a _MatchHatch command? I can’t write it down.

Another solution is to use the _MatchProperties command. From here, you can select with or without layers, etc… So from there, if you want to be faster, you can create a personal macro and create an Alias _MatchPattern.

This one seems to work, you can write other properties if you want to have control, I’ve just put in a few :

! _-MatchProperties Pause Pause Name=No Layer=No
DisplayColor=No Linetype=No PrintColor=No PrintWidth=No
HatchPattern=Yes
Enter

Best,
– Pip

Thank you Pip!

I was a bit surprised because Rhino 7 didn’t match the layer, which is a more logical behavior I think than the current one.

On the other hand, Match Properties now includes hatch properties, so you can do custom commands as you have indicated. Thanks again!

A pleasure if it helps in any way.

I see, I haven’t really used it in Rhino 7. I couldn’t say for that behaviour.
Maybe someone from the McNeel team would be able to more specifically comment on it.

Best,

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