Autodesk AUTOCAD LT 2010 Tips And Tricks Manual page 14

Drafting
In AutoCAD LT 2010, your wishes are
our new commands. Many features in
this release were inspired directly by
user suggestions and feedback. With
these new and improved tools, AutoCAD
LT helps make drafting easier and more
productive.
Hatch
Have you ever tried to hatch an area us-
ing the "pick points" method, only to be
brought up short by the "Valid boundary
not found" a message? Before, you had
to go searching around the edges of the
area trying to find the open space that
prevented the boundary from closing.
Now, though, AutoCAD LT 2010 attempts
to show you where the gap is with small
red circles on either side of the opening.
Set the Hatch Gap Tolerance to a
non-zero value to create hatches despite
the presence of openings in the hatch
boundary.
AutoCAD LT 2010 also includes the abil-
ity to edit the boundary of a non-associa-
tive hatch. Simply select the hatch object
and use intuitive grips to dynamically
change its shape by moving or adding
edges and vertices.
After selecting an edge grip on a
hatch object, use the Ctrl key to cycle
through editing options such as adding
a vertex or converting a straight edge to
an arc.
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