Using a Screened Solid Hatch for Shading

When drawing a plan view of a job site such as a barnyard, it can become difficult to create different appearances for surfaces such as existing concrete, proposed concrete, concrete to be removed, areas to be filled. Typically, a user will apply different hatch patterns and varying scales to these areas. In many cases, this method is suitable. However, drawing clarity suffers when hatch patterns or their scales are too similar to each other, or the hatch pattern conflicts with the visibility of other lines on the drawing (lines depicting pipes, fence, etc.).   

This guide explains the process of applying a screened solid hatch to an area so it will not interfere with object lines. This procedure is for black and white plots utilizing the NRCS-NY Standard Plot Style Table 1 for plot control. Solid hatching can be applied to color plots, however modifications to the settings in the named plot style table will be required to generate color output. Please do not make modifications to the NRCS-NY Standard Plot Style Table 1. If your plotting needs require different settings, please save your settings to a Named Plot Style Table of another name.

Before using this procedure

Download and install the NRCS-NY_Standard_Plot_Style_Table_1.stb in your Land Desktop 3 software.

Download and install the components needed to use the Hatch to Back command.

The Adobe Acrobat document below provides instructions for using the solid hatch for shaded areas in collaboration with the Hatch to Back (htb) command.

This document requires Adobe Reader.

Using a screened solid hatch for shading (PDF; 30 KB)

Examples

The documents below show examples of various hatch patterns applied to the same drawing.

Hatch lines uses the typical gravel and ANSI31 hatch patterns to represent gravel and concrete installed in a barnyard. In this example, the lines representing drain pipes become difficult to see due to the hatch pattern.

Solid hatch screened uses the solid hatch pattern to represent gravel and concrete installed in a barnyard. In this example, the lines representing drain pipes are fully visible. A plot screen and the Hatch to Back command have been applied to the solid fill hatch making it transparent to the objects within the hatched area.

These documents require Adobe Reader.

Hatch lines (PDF; 73 KB)

Screened solid hatch (PDF; 14 KB)

If you have a operating procedure or tip that you would like to share with other users via this Web site, you may contact Gary Vandawalker.
 

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