Saving Custom Hatching For Predefined Access

SticksAndBrics

Hi guys,

I'm looking to get it so that every time I open BricsCad, the default Hatching option is the one I use most regularly.

Typically, I use 'user Defined' to set it to how I like it (ANS131 with a red/cyan cross-hatch with 0.5 spacing), how might I go about saving these settings as a pre-defined option that appears as default whenever the app is launched? Could someone explain it step by step for me, as a newbie that may get lost with some of the lingo.

Much appreciated and many thanks in advance.

ALANH

If you do Setvar ? * you will see all the setvar values and yes lots of them ok the hint look at HP vars.
HPANG 0.000
HPANNOTATIVE 0
HPASSOC 0
HPBACKGROUNDCOLOR "NONE"
HPBOUND 1
HPBOUNDRETAIN 0
HPCOLOR "."
HPDOUBLE 0
HPDRAWORDER 3
HPGAPTOL 0.500
HPISLANDDETECTION 0
HPLAYER "."
HPLINETYPE 0
HPMAXAREAS 0
HPNAME ""
HPOBJWARNING 10000
HPORIGIN X= 0.000 Y= 0.000 Z= 0.000
HPSCALE 1.000
HPSEPARATE 0
HPSPACE 1.000
HPTRANSPARENCY "."

You can do hpname or in a lisp (setvar 'hpname "Ansi31") you can do this in a "Appload" lisp file that has your setvars in it like Osnaps etc but that is Osmode. I will let you work out the 0.5 which variable from above.

Use "-hatch" and the predefined should be set correct and no dialouge.

If you dont know about autoload lisp on start up come back.

Lyubov Osina

You can also create Hatch tools with desired options on Tool palette, and use them when necessary instead of Hatch command: https://help.bricsys.com/document/_guides--BCAD_customization--GD_workingwithtoolpalettes/V23/EN_US?id=165079143757

SticksAndBrics

These are both very helpful answers, thank you for your thorough responses!