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Rhino Specialty Hatches

Rhino specialty hatches include these hatches:

  • Concrete
  • Reinforced Concrete
  • Earth
  • Herringbone
  • Granite
  • Sand

Download the Hatch File

Rhino can import hatches that are written in the CAD standard PAT format.

  • Download this public domain Rhino hatch file
  • Or you can import your CAD .PAT if you have one.

How Import the Rhino Hatch

  1. Open your file in Rhino 6, 7, or 8.
  2. On Windows, type the Options command or on Mac go to File and click Settings.
  3. Click the Hatch page.
  4. At the bottom of the Hatch page, pick the Import button.
  5. Pick the Hatches to import from the dialog.
  6. Pick OK

How Test the Rhino Hatch

  1. Type the Hatch command.
  2. Pick the curve and Enter.
  3. Pick the Hatch and set the appropriate scale in the dialog.
  4. Pick OK

Using in a Rhino 8 Section Style

In Rhino 8 the section style is typically a assigned to the layer.

When using the by layer section style, objects that are on the layer and clipped by a clipping section or clipping plane, will be displayed in this style.

Layer Panel: Section Style

After adding a clipping section or clipping plane to the model, go to the layer panel. The Section Style is available under its own column.

rhino/hatch.txt · Last modified: 2024/09/20 by maryfugier