RealCAD – Walls with Hatching
Question
Building my wall layout in RealCAD, how do I add hatching as brickwork?
Answer
You can easily select any customized hatching from the library.
Step 1: Select your Hatching
Before using the hatching commands, go under Options > Planes (or right click on any of the hatching and planes commands), then select pattern fill and click on […] button, as shown below:
A new dialog box will appear listing the hatch patterns available on the specified directory.
Note: If the list is empty, click on Browse and select a valid folder.
For instance: C:\Users\Public\RealCAD-v5-5\Hatch-Patterns if using RealCAD v.5.5.
Once you select your desired hatch pattern the software will take you again to the Plane Options dialog box. The preview section will show how the hatch pattern would like on a specified scale.
Step 2: Select wall outline
Select the wall outline dragging a rectangle from top left to bottom right
Step 3: Use hatching command
From Surfaces command, select Insert plane hatch by boundary
Step 4: Done!
The hatch plane will be applied to the outline.
Note: Bear in mind that, depending on the scale used, you will get different results.
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