Sparky Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 I am using AutoCAD 2015 and I'm unable to explode hatch patterns. I tested the file with other computers in the office and it worked fine so it has to be a setting on my machine. Under the hatch and gradient window the associative option is grayed out. I have tried the "HPASSOC" command and it was set to . Any suggestions? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Any chance you can share the drawing or enough of it that we can see the problem ourselves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted May 27, 2016 Author Share Posted May 27, 2016 Remark, I can't get the file size small enough to load on the site, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Just need a drawing with some hatching in it. It doesn't have to be the size of Texas; Rhode Island would do well enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted May 27, 2016 Author Share Posted May 27, 2016 Sorry, It's only a tiny 3" x 3" area of hatch now and it's still over 1 mg. I've tried purging but I still can't get the file to upload. Thanks anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welldriller Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 I am using AutoCAD 2015 and I'm unable to explode hatch patterns. I tested the file with other computers in the office and it worked fine so it has to be a setting on my machine. Under the hatch and gradient window the associative option is grayed out. I have tried the "HPASSOC" command and it was set to . Any suggestions? Thanks! Is it a block that you imported from an external source? If so i do not think that you can explode it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Exploding hatches is usually not a good idea. It has a way of making things difficult at a later time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welldriller Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 RobDraw is correct and many others will give you the same advise. But if you are importing a block from an external source here is how you can do it. Not hard just time consuming. The following is using a mouse & keyboard. pull up the drawing that you want to import the block to. use VIEW - ZOOM - ALL pick a clear spot to import the block you want (usually to the right of your drawing.) Import the block to a clear area --- use VIEW - ZOOM - WINDOW draw a window around the block this gives you only the block to work on. click on the "make a block icon" or type block on the command line. this will give you the block making window the will pop up on your screen. (left my notes at home so will have to wing it from here) at the top will be a window asking for the block name name it so that you will know what it is on the left side of the window will be a icon (with a arrow pointing to it) asking you to choose article click on this icon the window will be disappear type w on the command line press enter on the keyboard draw a window around your block that you have imported --- LEAVE 1 LINE THAT YOU CAN GET TO EASY use erase and click on the line that you did not draw over draw the line you left to compete your block right click the mouse button or press enter on the keyboard your make a block screen will reappear on the left side of the screen will be another icon with an arrow pointing to it labeled pick insertion point click on it window will disappear again pick a spot on the block that you have just made click the right mouse button or press enter on the keyboard now choose erase and erase the block that you just made use VIEW - ZOOM - PREVIOUS do this until you are back to where it tells you no previous view save go to where you want to insert the block you just made chose insert and choose the block that you just made tell it ok insert the block explode it do what you want then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 I'd redraw the block from scratch before I'd go through all that hassle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Plus, the OP asked about a hatch. No mention of a block at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkmcswain Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 I am using AutoCAD 2015 and I'm unable to explode hatch patterns. Why? What is stopping you? Here is what the command process should be like. How is your's different? Command: EXPLODE Select objects: 1 found [i]( <-- select the hatch )[/i] Select objects: Command: [i](Okay, it's exploded)[/i] Use the LIST command and then pick the Hatch, paste the result here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillerMG Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 That was def a mouth full Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCADnoob Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 I have seen a similar issue where the issue was the hatch was a clipped block. are these hatches freshly created or did you copy the hatch from another file? is there a little blue arrow grip that shows up when you select this hatch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welldriller Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Plus, the OP asked about a hatch. No mention of a block at all. Dog gone it i did it again. Have to start paying more attention to what i am eading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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