Hatch multiple closed polylines in the same layer

[gosma]

Hey,

 

Basicaly I have a plan of a part of a city and I want to fill the houses with a solid hatch, I was wondering if I could do them all at once instead of picking an internal point one by one (there are a lot of them!).

 

Thanks in advance.

[CyberAngel]

Yes, you can hatch multiple areas at once. If you draw each house as a closed polyline, you can start the Hatch command, select one house, use Select Similar, and hatch them all together.

 

Welcome to the forum!

[gosma]

Yes, you can hatch multiple areas at once. If you draw each house as a closed polyline, you can start the Hatch command, select one house, use Select Similar, and hatch them all together.

 

Welcome to the forum!

 

Thanks for the speedy response!

 

I thought it would be something like that, but after I start the hatch command and selecting either "pick point" or "select objects" I don't have the option to "select similar" in the context menu. What am I doing wrong?

[RobDraw]

Make your selection set before starting the hatch command. If you lose the set after starting "HATCH", type "P" for previous selection.

[gosma]

Make your selection set before starting the hatch command. If you lose the set after starting "HATCH", type "P" for previous selection.

 

I ended up just turning all the other layers of and then making my selection. But thanks I will do that in the future.