wood hatch patterns

using some wood hatch patterns in which the lines that make up the hatch do
not connect.
any suggestions or is it a hatch pattern file problem as I think it is?

 

Not with the problem the OP described. To see the problem, try hatching an
object at coordinates something like 1000000,1000000.
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yep, works great. looks like you can just place the snap base at the point
of hatching, do it,
if required move it back to 0,0. It would be good idea to just move the
drawing closer to 0,0 and see if that clears it up instead of moving snap
base all around, maybe

 

True, however not everyone (i.e., surveyors, some CE types) has the luxury
of being able to do so. Those coordinates are very significant in some
disciplines.
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Yes. Now you've made my other point: hatch patterns *CAN* be created which
display properly at huge distances from the origin. Autodesk (and many
others) just never bothered to worry about sufficient precision.
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After reading this thread, I've learned something. Thanks for the knowledge.

If you move to the thread I started as "Autocad Native Fonts", I was attempting to make the same point about their native fonts as you have made about their hatch patterns...but I guess I didn't express myself as well.

 

Hatch pattern definitions are contained in DWG/DXF so custom patterns do not
face the (missing font) distribution problem, however there remains the
potential for naming clashes when patterns with the same name but differing
definition meet.

Best avoid standard hatch pattern names when naming custom hatch patterns
but (say) GRAVEL could be redefined to sharpen accuracy, used and
distributed under a similar name (say) MYIDGRAVEL or GRAVELMYID. Outside the
standard names it's probably Rafferty's rules - WOODGRAINs may vary!

Hugh Adamson
www.cadro.com.au/hatchkit/

 

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