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5 Edit the hatch as desired, and then select it.
6 Choose Filter > Pen & Ink > New Hatch.
7 Click New. Name the new hatch and click OK.
To save hatch settings:
1 Select an object in the artwork and choose Filter > Pen & Ink > Hatch Effects.
2 Specify the hatch settings and any style options you want to save.
3 To save the settings in the file, click New. Enter a new name for the settings, and
click OK.
To delete hatch settings:
1 Select an object in the artwork and choose Filter > Pen & Ink > Hatch Effects.
2 Select the hatch settings and any style options you want to delete.
3 Click Delete, and then click OK.
To delete an existing hatch:
1 Choose Filter > Pen & Ink > New Hatch.
2 Choose a hatch from the Hatch pop-up menu.
3 Click Delete, and then click OK.
Using Pen & Ink hatch libraries
When using the Hatch Effects filter you may want to import hatches that you previously
created in Illustrator, or save the current set of hatches you made into a hatch library.
Hatch libraries are stored in the Illustrator 10.0 \ Plug-Ins \ Illustrator Filters \ Pen and Ink
folder.
Once you have opened a hatch library, all the hatches in the library are loaded into the
Hatch Effects dialog and can be viewed in the Hatch Effect pop-up menu at the upper left
corner of the dialog.
To load a Pen & Ink hatch library into Illustrator:
1 Choose Filter > Pen & Ink > Library Open.
2 In the dialog box, locate the hatch library you want to open and click OK. The hatch
libraries are located in the Illustrator 10.0 \ Plug-Ins \ Illustrator Filters \ Pen and Ink folder.
Once the new library has been loaded, use the Pen & Ink filter as described in
hatch effect" on page
To save new hatches in an ink pen library:
1 Create new hatches as described in
2 Choose Filter > Pen & Ink > Library Save As.
3 In the dialog box, name the new file, save it in the Illustrator 10.0 \ Plug-Ins \ Illustrator
Filters \ Pen and Ink folder, and click OK.
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