Standard hatching styles for drawings

Hatching styles are patterns used on drawings to act as symbols for the easy identification, rapid identification and location of different types of commonly-used materials, objects and spaces.

Hatching patterns chosen for a particular element must be used consistently throughout a set of drawings, although in large areas it is not always necessary to hatch the whole area.

Historically, architects would draw hatches by hand, but the development of transfers, and then drawing software has enabled considerable time to be saved on what would be a very repetitive and time consuming task. Today, hatch commands can be used to fill a selected area with a standard hatching patter almost instantly.

For example, a bathroom can be tile-filled by selecting the relevant hatching style to indicate tiles, and applying it to the 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.

Some of the most common hatching styles include:

	Aggregate
	Blockwork wall
	Blockwork
	Brickwork
	English bond wall
	Garden bond wall
	Insulation
	Concrete
	Finewood
	Hardwood
	Plywood
	Glass
	Gravel
	Hardcore
	Paving
	Rubble
	Sand
	Stones
	Shingles
	Roofing tiles
	Floor tiles

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