How to make blocks solid wh hatch ACad2006LT?

How can I make my electrical blocks - such as a wall sconce - filled with a
solid white hatch? I need to do this so when I place them over, say, a
vanity, I can use draw order to lessen the clutter by having the sconce
block cover the portion of the vanity it overlays. I can do it with a solid
hatch, but I can't figure out how to make a WHITE solid hatch. I'm using
ACad 2006LT. TIA

PAUL

 

Open the block file, and change the color of the hatch to white. Close the
block, and redefine in your host file.

 

There's no white to choose in the color palate

 

Palate schmalet. Since I don't know your interface, why not try things the
old fashioned way?

CHANGE(Enter)
Select objects: (Pick the hatch)1 found

Select objectsEnter)
Properties/<Change point>: p(Enter)

Change what property (Color/Elev/LAyer/LType/ltScale/Thickness) ? c (Enter)

New color <1 (red)>: white(you could also type '7') (Enter)

Change what property (Color/Elev/LAyer/LType/ltScale/Thickness) ? (Enter)

It's a very good idea to get to know the appilcation apart form any
particular interface setup. (This means the command line.) If your business
is anything like mine, you will one day be staring at an installation that
is completely different, and you will be a liability to the organization
until you get back up to speed. ( I can walk up to a machine without any
toolbars or menus and still work despite being a bit frustrated.)

You might also discover that you are much faster when your pointer is not
always leaving the work area on some cross-screen trek in search of a button
that only issues a command your other hand could deliver in a flash through
the use of aliases, while your pointer stays in the vicinity of the next
click. That's always seemed to me like a framer leaving his hammer in his
truck and going back for it every time he needs to whack a nail: inefficient
at least.
--


MichaelB
www.michaelbulatovich.ca

 

Very true; good advice. I have the same kind of relationship with my
accounting software: My bookkeeper uses all the "Navigators" and such,
whereas I prefer the command-line approach.

I know I've still got some learning to do here. But, at the same time, I
have get these drawings done for my crews. Also, the more I use and learn
the LT version, the more can see that I really need the full version.
Thanks for your help Mike.

 

Sorry to be a pest...
OK, I tried this. Everything went as described, but hatch displays and
plots black. I must be missing something...
TIA

 

Well, now you used the word "plot". That's different.

Something with the property color=white isn't the same thing as "plots
white".

Assuming you are plotting B&W it sounds like you want to use a WIPEOUT or a
3DFACE in your blocks instead of a hatch, but there are annoying problems
with working this way. AutoCAD is not very good at 'layering' 2d objects to
hide one another like some other applications.

 

Yes. Basically they're a 'mask'. You might want to poll people about the
wisdom of using them. I have only used them occasionally, and others may
have other cautions for you. I would think that the draworder starts to
become an issue if you use them extensively.

 

Hey Mike, thanks so much for helping all of us; your presence here is must
appreciated.

 

Take a penny, leave a penny.

 

To *plot* white the solid hatch needs to be color number 255.

I've also seen something in here a while back about making the outlet box an
"area" that will cover objects behind it.

Joe

 

oops. Roy replied about that.. Region, not Area.
joe

 

Update: I discovered that Mike B's suggestion of using the WIPEOUT command
works good for this. So far I haven't had any problems with it. Thanks to
all