Hatch Starting Point

Hello,

I have a custom routine that asks me what size I want my tile (ceramic tile) to be and then it asks me to pick an internal point. Basically, it is the hatch routine, but it calculates the size based upon my input. Once I hach inside, it works, but it may leave a half tile where I want a full tile. Is there a way to specify where I want the beginning point for my hatch to begin?

 

When I have a situation like that, I usually move my ucs origin point to where I want it to start.

Tim

 

I don't know about the lisp for it but the command to select your starting
point for hatch is "snapbase".

Hope that helps.

Debi

tile) to be and then it asks me to pick an internal point. Basically, it is
the hatch routine, but it calculates the size based upon my input. Once I
hach inside, it works, but it may leave a half tile where I want a full
tile. Is there a way to specify where I want the beginning point for my
hatch to begin?

 

They're both right. You can change the UCS origin point, or change the Snap
origin base point, which you can do either with the Snapbase system variable
or with the Rotate option in Snap, which asks for an origin point before it
asks for a rotation (and you can leave the rotation unchanged if you want).

Kent Cooper, AIA

tile) to be and then it asks me to pick an internal point. Basically, it is
the hatch routine, but it calculates the size based upon my input. Once I
hach inside, it works, but it may leave a half tile where I want a full
tile. Is there a way to specify where I want the beginning point for my
hatch to begin?

 

Duh, snapbase works nicely. thanks

 

Here is my button code.
Although I don't remember why all of it was necessary it
was the only way I could get it to work.

Code:

^C^CSNAPBASE;\(while (progn (initdia) (command "BHATCH" pause)));