Annotative hatches and gradient fills

The HPANNOTATIVE system variable controls whether new hatch or gradient entities are annotative.

HPANNOTATIVE is OFF by default. The system variable is not saved and is reset to its default value when BricsCAD closes.

To set the HPANNOTATIVE system variable

Do one of the following:

  • In the Settings dialog, under Drafting > Entity Creation > Hatches.
  • Check the Annotative option on the Hatch and Gradient dialog box.
  • Choose the Annotative option in the command prompt of the -HATCH command.

To make a hatch or gradient entity annotative

  1. Select the hatch or gradient fill entity.

    The properties of the selected entity are displayed in the Properties panel.

  2. Select the Annotative property.
  3. Choose Yes from the options list.

    The current annotation scale is applied to the selected hatch or gradient entity, and the hatch is scaled accordingly.

To remove the annotative property

  1. Select the hatch or gradient fill.

    The properties of the selected entity are displayed in the Properties panel.

  2. Select the Annotative property.
  3. Choose No from the options list.