Pattern Tab

The Pattern tab in the Properties dialog box appears when you right-click a pattern and then select Properties.

Note: Patterns are used to represent area fills, or, in a Generative Drafting context, when cutting through material in section views, section cuts, breakout views or 3D clipping views, for example. In this case, every pattern is associated with a part and the material applied to this part.

This tab contains controls for:



Important:
  • Each part is assigned a specific pattern. Therefore, each time you modify a pattern using the Properties dialog box, all the patterns of the views generated from this part will be modified. These modifications will be applied to all existing sheets.
  • Your choices will be applied to all the selected patterns, and to all the patterns associated to the same 3D parts as the selected patterns.
  • Pattern properties are not persistent: for instance, the pattern may change after switching an exact view to the approximate mode (and vice versa).
  • Patterns are defined in the standards. For more information, refer to Pattern Definition.

General

Name
Specifies the name of the pattern.
Type

Select a pattern type in the drop-down list.

Hatching
Patterns are displayed as hatches.
Dotting
Patterns are displayed as dots.
Coloring
Patterns are displayed using the selected color.
Image
Patterns are displayed using the selected image.
[...] button
Click this button to choose from the various patterns available. This will display a dialog box from which you can make your selection.
Number of hatchings
Specifies the number of different hatchings defined in the current pattern. A tab is available for each hatching.

HatchingXX

Angle
Set the angle value in degrees for this hatching.
Color
Set the color used for this hatching.
Pitch
Set the pitch in millimeters for this hatching.
Linetype
Set the linetype used for this hatching.
Offset
Set the offset in millimeters for this hatching.
Thickness
Set the line thickness used for this hatching.

Preview

This area display a preview of the current pattern.

Management of 3D part material pattern

Synchronize during view update
Select this check-box if you want the properties of the pattern to be automatically synchronized with those associated with the 3D part material, during each view update. In this case, you should not modify other properties in this dialog box.

Note: In a Generative Drafting context, this option is available for generated patterns, when a material is associated to the 3D part. Otherwise, the following message is displayed instead: No Material On Part. In the case of patterns representing area fills, this option is not available.

By default, this option is not selected.

Reset using pattern defined in material
Click this button to synchronize the pattern in accordance with the pattern associated with the 3D part material .
Important: This button will be disabled when Synchronize during view update is selected. In this case, you can update the drawing or the view containing the selected pattern. The button will then be available.