AutoCAD/Auto CAD hatch

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Expert: - 5/4/2010


Question
hello,

Recently I was trying to print a drawing when all the hatch dissappeared. When I went to undo the last command and none of the hatch showed up. then when I went to add more hatch, nothing showed up. The computer acts like it worked but there is no hatch shown. It is not a problem with the layer because there is other items on that layer. Why won't my hatch function work?

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Very odd.  Sounds like a display adapter problem or perhaps there are drawing errors that need to be fixed.  I would try to exit the drawing and exit AutoCAD, reboot the system, start AutoCAD, and do not open the drawing normally.  Instead, use the RECOVER command to open the drawing.

Let me know how it goes.

Bill DeShawn
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I can address all 2-D questions and some 3-D questions. I do programming in AutoLISP if it doesn`t involve solid modeling. I can also address menu customization issues and can help you find answers to questions I can`t answer by taking your question directly to Autodesk via their newsgroups.

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I used to do electronic and mechanical design for a flat panel monitor manufacturer, and now I do architectural drafting for an architect. I did and do AutoLISP and menu customization and take pride in making my lisp routines to do the work exactly the way the client likes them done.

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I had a routine published in CADENCE magazine (no longer in publication and taken over by CADALYST). Some of my routines are published on my website at http://my.sterling.net/~bdeshawn

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