Customizing the Hatch Patterns
The defaults.m file contains the hatch patterns for the options iron, steel and copper on the HATCH screen menu. For a more detailed description of the defaults.m file, refer to the configuration manual that corresponds to your operating system.
The hatch patterns are produced with the following macros.
DEFINE I_hatch_iron
HATCH_ANGLE 45
HATCH_DIST 5
CURRENT_HATCH PATTERN 0 1 0 CYAN SOLID CONFIRM
END_DEFINE
DEFINE I_hatch_steel
HATCH_ANGLE 45
HATCH_DIST 15
CURRENT_HATCH PATTERN 0 1 0 CYAN SOLID (1/3 ) 1 0 CYAN SOLID
CONFIRM
END_DEFINE
DEFINE I_hatch_copper
HATCH_ANGLE 45
HATCH_DIST 5
CURRENT_HATCH PATTERN 0 1 0 CYAN 0.5 1 0 CYAN DASHED CONFIRM
END_DEFINE
It is very easy to alter these macros, or to write new macros of your own to produce other hatch patterns.
Your system administrator can edit the \me10\defaults.m file with any text editor. However, any changes made to the \me10\defaults.m file will be overwritten when you re-install or update your Creo Elements/Direct Drafting software. Here is a better method:
1. Start Creo Elements/Direct Drafting.
2. Use the COPY command in the FILE screen menu to copy the \me10\defaults.m file to the current directory.
3. Edit your file using the Creo Elements/Direct Drafting editor. Delete all the lines that do not need to be changed, and alter the remaining lines to match your current environment.
4. INPUT the file so that you can verify your changes.
5. If the results are satisfactory, include the following line in the \me10\custom.m file:
INPUT 'filename'
where filename is the full pathname and filename of your file.
If necessary, edit the \me10\startup to remove the braces { } from the line:
{INPUT 'custom.m'}
so that it reads:
INPUT 'custom.m'
When you start Creo Elements/Direct Drafting, the startup file will input the contents of the custom.m file. This will in turn input your file.
For further information about hatching, refer to Design and Drafting with Creo Elements/Direct Drafting.