Standard hatching styles for drawings
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[edit] Why is hatching used on drawings?
Hatching styles are patterns used on drawings for the easy identification and location of different types of commonly-used materials, objects and spaces.
Hatching can also be used as a form of shading - for example to indicate shadows.
[edit] How is hatching done?
Historically, hatches were drawn by hand, but the development of transfers, and then drawing software enabled considerable time savings on what was a very repetitive and time consuming task. Today, hatch commands can be used to fill a selected area or material with a standard hatching pattern almost instantly. For example, a bathroom can be tile-filled by selecting the relevant hatching style to indicate tiles, and applying it to the whole tiled area of the drawing. The use of parametric software allows common attributes to be attached to a number of similar elements, so that, for example, all tiled areas in a building can be hatched in one command, and changes can be applied throughout.
[edit] Examples of common hatching patterns
Some of the most common hatching styles are set out below. To make this list more comprehensive, click 'Edit this article' at the top of the page and add more.
Aggregate | |
Blockwork wall | |
Blockwork | |
Brickwork | |
English bond wall | |
Garden bond wall | |
Insulation | |
Concrete | |
Finewood | |
Hardwood | |
Plywood | |
Glass | |
Gravel | |
Hardcore | |
Paving | |
Rubble | |
Sand | |
Stone | |
Shingles | |
Roofing tiles | |
Floor tiles |
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