Detailed Drawings > Defining the Drawing Layout > Working with Crosshatch Patterns > To Modify an XCH Crosshatch Pattern
  
To Modify an XCH Crosshatch Pattern
1. Open a drawing.
2. Select the crosshatching to modify.
3. Double-click or right-click and click Properties on the shortcut menu. The MOD XHATCH menu appears on the Menu Manager.
 
* If the Hatch PAT command is selected, you need to click Hatch XCH. In that case, the default or the last used XCH pattern is set.
4. Using the MOD XHATCH menu on the Menu Manager, perform one of the following:
Modify the spacing. To modify spacing, click Spacing and click Half, Double, or Value on the MODIFY MODE menu. Specify which lines to change by choosing Individual or Overall. The system automatically scales the crosshatch offset, as well as the spacing, according to the command you choose for spacing.
Modify the angle. To modify angle, click Angle and click Individual or Overall on the MODIFY MODE menu. Only the first line of the pattern is changed. Click an angle (0, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 135, 150) or Value to specify a different angle.
Modify the offset. To modify the offset, click Offset and type a value for the offset in drawing units.
Modify the line style. To modify the line style, click Line Style and use the Line Style dialog box to change the line style.
Modify the color of a filled area or a surface. To modify the color, click Color and select a color from the Color dialog box.
 
* You can also modify the color of a filled area or a surface using the Color command on the shortcut menu.
Modify lines in the pattern. To modify lines, click Next line and Prev line to select a pattern line and click Add line or Delete Line.
 
* You can also modify crosshatch characteristics associated with cosmetic features and closed datum curves.