topic Re: Converting hatch/ fill into zone in Collaboration with other software

Converting hatch/ fill into zone

maurotrotta — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 14:41:48 GMT

Is there a way to use the outline of a fill for defining a zone? It would be very useful when working with imported 2D files from other programs like autocad. I tried exploding the fill to have only the outline but the result is always that there is not closed polygon around the clicked point. Then I have to end up clicking every corner of the room to define the zone which is very time consuming. Any ideas?

Re: Converting hatch/ fill into zone

Aaron Bourgoin — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 15:01:38 GMT

Magic Wand Tool.

Re: Converting hatch/ fill into zone

Gortz — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 15:20:18 GMT

I see two options.

1. Fills cannot be Zone Boundary, but lines can. Maybe you can Magic Wand the fills with Zone Boundary lines and then use "Inner edge" as geometry method for putting out zones.

2. You place your 2D drawing on a worksheet and use the fills as trace and use "Manual" geometry method and place the zones with Magic Wand command.

Re: Converting hatch/ fill into zone

maurotrotta — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 16:09:06 GMT

I actually found out what I was missing. I just needed to explode the fill and then select the outline and click on the zone boundary option of the polyline setting. Then I can select the zone tool, select constructing method inner edge and just click inside the outline.