# \#hatching

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## [R8 Custom display not showing clipping plane hatch in Parallel (RCP)](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/r8-custom-display-not-showing-clipping-plane-hatch-in-parallel-rcp/223403)

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**Author:** [@PeterB](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/PeterB)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/r8-custom-display-not-showing-clipping-plane-hatch-in-parallel-rcp/223403 "2026-10-08T18:18:22Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m having a frustrating issue in Rhino 8 where my custom display mode refuses to show clipping plane hatches, but only when using a Parallel Reflected viewport projection for an RCP. Here is what I’ve obs…

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## [Rhino BETA Feature: Create Hatch patterns with Grasshopper](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-beta-feature-create-hatch-patterns-with-grasshopper/199062)

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**Author:** [@scottd](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/scottd)\
**Replies:** 43\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-beta-feature-create-hatch-patterns-with-grasshopper/199062 "2026-09-03T16:19:14Z")

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The Rhino BETA adds new Grasshopper Hatch components to its set of tools. You can now create, edit and save Hatch patterns. Rhino BETA also includes a new HatchPattern command in Rhino that can also work to create new h…

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## [Technical question about hatching](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/technical-question-about-hatching/218719)

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**Author:** [@João\_Vitor](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Jo%C3%A3o_Vitor)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 9:06pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/technical-question-about-hatching/218719 "2026-05-05T21:06:25Z")

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I’ve been working on some 3D projects, and I came across a design that I can model in the software, but I’m not sure if it will come out correctly in the print. I’d like to know whether this kind of detail can be reprodu…

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## [Hatch Boundary Color](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/hatch-boundary-color/207442)

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**Author:** [@Patmue](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Patmue)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/hatch-boundary-color/207442 "2026-03-24T22:00:01Z")

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Hi Rhino-Team, we work a lot with 2D drawings and hatches, and a small feature would make a big difference: Hatch → Show Boundary → NEW Choose Boundary Color This would let us use, for example, a light gray hatch with…

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## [Hatching Issues With Large Regions](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/hatching-issues-with-large-regions/213591)

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**Author:** [@Sycamore](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Sycamore)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/hatching-issues-with-large-regions/213591 "2025-12-12T20:00:16Z")

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Hi! I’ve got an issue with hatches when trying to place them into large areas. Rhino seems to be culling some of the segments inside of the hatch the larger the region gets, losing detail and creating inconsistency bet…

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## [Generating Hatches with the Section Tools (Not Clipping Plane Method)](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/generating-hatches-with-the-section-tools-not-clipping-plane-method/207856)

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**Author:** [@Hurricane](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Hurricane)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 7:13am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/generating-hatches-with-the-section-tools-not-clipping-plane-method/207856 "2025-08-01T07:13:39Z")

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Hi Ya, How do you apply hatches to sections generated with the Section Tools (not clipping planes) Is it in Layer Properties or something

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## [Hatch orientation / rotation in grasshopper don't work everytimes](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/hatch-orientation-rotation-in-grasshopper-dont-work-everytimes/191546)

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**Author:** [@Romain3](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Romain3)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 5:10am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/hatch-orientation-rotation-in-grasshopper-dont-work-everytimes/191546 "2024-09-24T05:10:07Z")

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Hi, I’m desperately trying to automate hatching with grasshopper in rhino, I don’t know how to orientate successfully my hatches to my geometry, it always seems to work with certain direction but not other… (in this ex…

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## [Using Hatch Patterns in Compute](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/using-hatch-patterns-in-compute/190708)

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**Author:** [@abdoey96](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/abdoey96)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/using-hatch-patterns-in-compute/190708 "2024-09-15T22:01:24Z")

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Hey everyone, I want to develop a workflow where I could have hatch patterns as input and use them in Compute. The current status is that you can’t internalize Model Hatch Patterns in GH, so a workaround I came up with…

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## [Issues renaming Hatches in Rhino 8](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/issues-renaming-hatches-in-rhino-8/182470)

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**Author:** [@alexanderfossball](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/alexanderfossball)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/issues-renaming-hatches-in-rhino-8/182470 "2024-05-21T13:37:40Z")

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Hi There Im having issues Renaming Hatches that i have imported from a PAT. any ideas?

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## [Hatch issues](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/hatch-issues/167791)

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**Author:** [@occhirodrigo](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/occhirodrigo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 8:05am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/hatch-issues/167791 "2023-10-25T08:05:15Z")

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Hello, how’s it going? I’m experiencing some issues with hatches. On one hand, after creating a certain number of hatches, Rhino becomes slow/laggy when zooming in/out using the mouse wheel. On the other hand, gray recta…

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## [Hatching showing on model page but not shown in print layout](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/hatching-showing-on-model-page-but-not-shown-in-print-layout/167794)

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**Author:** [@notfreerhino](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/notfreerhino)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2023, 10:03pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/hatching-showing-on-model-page-but-not-shown-in-print-layout/167794 "2023-10-24T22:03:15Z")

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Hi all, Having some trouble with printing my rhino hatches. I can see the hatch in my model space but the hatch disappears in my print layout. I’ve disabled ‘enable hatch scale’ but it is still not showing on my print l…

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## [Hatch Region limits](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/hatch-region-limits/157752)

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**Author:** [@Federico\_Giacomarra](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Federico_Giacomarra)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2023, 2:31pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/hatch-region-limits/157752 "2023-04-12T14:31:22Z")

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HI all, is there a workaround to get curves that sometimes are overlapping and make a hatch selecting the regions in a smooth way? A solution to the limitation would be so usefull, since resolving it would put Rhino as …

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## [Problem with Hatch display](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/problem-with-hatch-display/155103)

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**Author:** [@juweritz](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/juweritz)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2023, 9:12am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/problem-with-hatch-display/155103 "2023-02-19T09:12:53Z")

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I’m having a problem with the grass hatches shown in the picture. Both grass hatches use the same pattern and scale, but the one on the right is displayed completely wrong. Did anyone run into this before and can help? …

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## [Custom hatching pattern](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/custom-hatching-pattern/97709)

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**Author:** [@Przemas](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Przemas)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/custom-hatching-pattern/97709 "2022-10-25T01:42:21Z")

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I’ve been looking through the docs but can’t find the info about a way to create a custom hatching pattern. How do you approach it in Rhino? Can you create those using Rhino alone?

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## [Hatch trim](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/hatch-trim/110160)

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**Author:** [@geoff\_eberle](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/geoff_eberle)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2020, 11:05am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/hatch-trim/110160 "2020-10-11T11:05:24Z")

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Hey guys, it’s 2020, Elon Musk is installing Micro-fibres into peoples brains, every conversation you have is recorded and sold as data, and china have been the first to grow a small plant on the moon… However Rhino stil…

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## [Hatch Properties Slow Down Rhino Considerably](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/hatch-properties-slow-down-rhino-considerably/104634)

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**Author:** [@jtrudeau](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/jtrudeau)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2020, 9:16pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/hatch-properties-slow-down-rhino-considerably/104634 "2020-06-26T21:16:17Z")

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Hi All, After I fill a curve with a hatch, if I click on its properties afterward it slows down Rhino quite a bit. It takes a long time with standard hatches and even longer for imported ones. The degree to which it bog…