topic Re: Hatch patterns for "earth" and 'story setting in Documentation

Hatch patterns for "earth" and 'story setting displays'??

rob2218 — Tue, 30 May 2023 10:28:40 GMT

In Autocad, (sorry to keep referring to it but..) there was a hatch pattern that was called 'weave' or 'herringbone' or something like that which architects used as an "earth" pattern in section.

Archicad's "earth" hatch pattern is a bit lacking and I'm being given hell for it at the office where I'm consulting for.

Anyway I can either A) import any autocad hatch patterns into archicad or
B) perhaps how do i edit/modify the "earth" hatch pattern to make it look like the example (see red lines).

Also, the story settings.....how do I get them to read as "42'-0" not just +42' (only showing the "feets" and no inches"??? please advise.

Re: Hatch patterns for "earth" and 'story setting

Eduardo Rolon — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:58:53 GMT

You can create the fill easily in AC.
Page 1015 of "AC 13 Reference Guide" under help.

Re: Hatch patterns for "earth" and 'story setting

rob2218 — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:38:16 GMT

A friend suggested I use the "merge drawing" technique?
is this not the way to do it?
to create an autocad drawing, put the hatch patterns which I want, then use the "merge DWG" into the Archicad file???

is this not correct??

Re: Hatch patterns for "earth" and 'story setting

Eduardo Rolon — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:45:11 GMT

AFAIK that works also, though I prefer to use/create my own instead of using Autocad's.

If you read the manual you will see that it is really very simple to do.

It might be easier to create it than to import it and you will learn a new procedure.

Re: Hatch patterns for "earth" and 'story setting

rob2218 — Thu, 06 May 2010 00:09:38 GMT

ok....will try to "create my own" hatch patterns.
At least I'll learn something new eh.

Re: Hatch patterns for "earth" and 'story setting

Erika Epstein — Thu, 06 May 2010 01:15:29 GMT

rob2218 wrote:
hatch

That is soo autocad.

Re: Hatch patterns for "earth" and 'story setting

Anonymous — Thu, 06 May 2010 01:34:55 GMT

Even Archicad uses hatching, Erika...

Re: Hatch patterns for "earth" and 'story setting

Erika Epstein — Thu, 06 May 2010 07:15:35 GMT

one of the 'lets appeal to autocad' inclusions

Re: Hatch patterns for "earth" and 'story setting

rob2218 — Thu, 06 May 2010 07:41:16 GMT

What about the second part of the question?
How to get the story settings to read as "FEET AND INCHES" rather than just the FEET ???

Re: Hatch patterns for "earth" and 'story setting

Srinivas — Thu, 06 May 2010 10:58:01 GMT

rob2218 wrote:
What about the second part of the question?
How to get the story settings to read as "FEET AND INCHES" rather than just the FEET ???

You can chage the story level dimension settings under Options > Project Preferences > Dimensions > Level Dimensions > Display of Zero Feet & Inches:

Re: Hatch patterns for "earth" and 'story setting

rob2218 — Thu, 06 May 2010 14:46:32 GMT

You all should get paid for help.

Now I've learned two things from this forum:
1) how to make my own hatch (sorry FILL) patterns.
2) how to change my story setting display.

thanks all!