Converting Hatch to Geometry
Hatches are handled differently by different applications. In some cases, hatch that is passed from Creo Elements/Direct Drafting to Autocad can change appearance. To make sure your hatch does not change appearance, convert it to geometry.
1. Click Hatch.
2. Click Hatch to Geometry.
3. "Identify hatch to convert it to the geometry" prompt appears. Click in your viewport window or use the Select function to select hatches in the current part. Global selection is not available.
4. Click Confirm.
5. Click End.
The appearance of your hatching does not change. You can see, however, that it is now geometry. For example, you can now delete a single line of the hatch.
Completely filled hatches will not convert. In this case, you will see the error message, "Completely filled hatches will not be converted to geometry" or "Some hatches will not be converted to geometry."
You can use Undo and Redo in combination with Hatch to Geometry.