thanks for the new _HatchPattern command.
I want to give a feedback, report possible bugs and ask questions.
By running the command on the command line a notification appears: “Pattern tile rectangle” which suggests, similar to the Rectangle command, the selection of two diagonal points
to select the pattern field with an additional 4 options, of which only two are clear to me, namely “3Point” and “Center”.
How do the “Vertical” and “AroundCurve” options work?
After selecting the first point, the message “Other corner or length” and the additional option “3Point” appear on the command line.
When we select the second diagonal point on the command line, the message “Select curves and points that define the pattern” appears, and everything is clear there.
We select our lines and points that we have prepared and press Enter. Then the message “Hatch pattern name” appears on the command line and everything is clear there,
name the new pattern and press Enter. After that, a new pattern is created, but there is no feedback about it on the command line, and the lines of the previously selected pattern remain selected.
Additionally, on the command line it says “Choose hatch pattern option” which are “Add, Delete and Import”. I expected that after the pattern was created, the Rhino Options - Hatch dialog would open.
The bug I noticed is that the new pattern is not visible on the thumbnail.
One question, how can I save the new pattern with all other Rhino patterns so that it is present when I open new Rhino sessions?
thanks for the detailed walkthrough, this is exactly the kind of feedback we want on the beta.
On the tile rectangle options — that prompt uses the same rectangle interface as the Rectangle command, so Vertical and AroundCurve work the way they do there: Vertical draws the tile rectangle vertical to the CPlane, AroundCurve places one around a curve. For a hatch pattern tile you’ll almost always just pick the two corners.
The missing confirmation on the command line and the pattern curves staying selected afterwards — agreed, the command currently reports nothing when the pattern is created. i’ve filed RH-97021.
The command staying at the Add/Delete/Import prompt instead of opening Options > Hatch is currently by design — pattern management lives in Options > Hatch and the panel. i’ll pass the expectation along to the drafting team.
On the thumbnail — where are you not seeing the new pattern? Options > Hatch, the Hatch command dialog, or the Properties panel? A screenshot would help, i’ll file it once i can repeat it. Can you also run SystemInfo in the command line and post the top lines so we know the build? Thanks
Saving patterns for new sessions: hatch patterns are stored in the 3dm file. To have them in every new file, open your template, create or Import the patterns there, then File > Save As Template. You can also keep a library .3dm or .pat and pull it in with HatchPattern > Import. There’s an open item for a proper shared pattern library (RH-86356).
Windows 10 (10.0.19045 SR0.0) or greater (Physical RAM: 32GB)
.NET 10.0.2
Computer platform: DESKTOP
Standard graphics configuration using DirectX
Primary display: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (NVidia) Memory: 16GB, Driver date: 6-10-2026 (M-D-Y). DirectX(11)
Accelerated graphics device with 4 adapter port(s)
Windows Main Display attached to adapter port #0
Secondary monitor attached to adapter port #1
Secondary graphics devices.
None found.
DirectX Settings
Safe mode: Off
OpenBLAS: OpenBLAS 0.3.30 DYNAMIC_ARCH NO_AFFINITY Zen MAX_THREADS=64.
Rhino plugins that do not ship with Rhino
C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\V-Ray\V-Ray for Rhinoceros\V7\VRayForRhino.rhp “V-Ray for Rhino”
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\McNeel\Rhinoceros\7.0\Plug-ins\D5Conv (e0d5e210-02f6-4ee9-a2b0-1675e225d958)\0.10.1.0001\Rhino 7\D5Conv.rhp “D5Converter for Rhino”
C:\Program Files\Bongo 2.0 (64-bit)\Rhino6\Bongo.20.rhp “Bongo 2.0”
thanks for the file and screenshots, that’s exactly what i needed.
Your Stars pattern itself is fine — it’s saved in the file and the hatch draws correctly in the viewport. It’s the previews that are broken: solid square in Options > Hatch and the Hatch dialog list, blank swatch in the Hatch Properties panel. i was able to repeat it here and filed RH-97026.
Thanks for the detailed follow-up, this one was easy to pin down with your shots.
