Hatch in Inventor

[Jake8090]

Could anyone help please.

I am using Inventor 2016. and looking for a way to add hatch to a sketch or a drawing. Can anyone say if this is possible in inventor, if so where would you find the command. I have spent some considorable time looking which makes me wonder if it is possible.

I am doing a sketch in a part file which is just a set out and not to be used as an actual part.

Any advice will be appreciated thank you Jake8090

[czc]

You can hatch in inventor .dwg

 

You are trying to do it in a part file? Why?

[ConMan]

I do not know why you would try to add a hatch to a sketch in a part file, but below is how to do it in a drawing which you also mention wanting to do. To add a manual hatch do the following:

 

1-Be in an Inventor 2016 .idw drawing file.

2-Select and highlight the view border in which you wish to add the hatch.

3-On "Place Views" tab, select "Start Sketch".

4-Inventor should now have "Sketch" tab as active, if not switch to it now.

5-Project any desired geometry.

6-Draw a closed shape (can't use only projected geometry).

7-Click "Fill/Hatch Region" next to the "Project Geometry" button.

8-Select your closed shape and a "Hatch/Color Fill" pop-up window will appear.

9-Click Hatch button in top left corner and proceed with dialog box options for your hatch.

 

If this is not what you're looking for then a little more detail and a .ipt or .idw file would be helpful.

[Jake8090]

Many thanks for your help, Not tried yet but I am sure your detailed instruction will work.

I will keep you posted (Still only a novice)

Brian, Jake 8090

[Jake8090]

I was was trying to do a general set out in sketch mode prior to making parts. This then would have been put onto a .dwg and printed to use as a reference. Thank you for your interest.

Brian, Jake8090