Is Match Hatch working as intended?

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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!

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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

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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!

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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,