Hey all!
I have a logo (outline of Virginia) that is basically hatching without a polyline. Or it is and entity... Sorry, I'm not sure of the difference (very utilitarian CAD user). Either way I need a polyline around this area. Can you offer me any suggestions?
Well, you know I am using Carlson with Autocad. I can use the "hatchedit" command, and it lets me recreate a hatch boundary using the hatch.
I don't know if you can do it using standalone Carlson or not.
I've been looking for that routine for years.
Hatchedit will not do that with my version.
I'm staying tuned.
I have the "hatchedit" command, but it didn't do what I wanted... It didn't do anything. How do I know if my logo is a hatch, or an entity?
> Hatchedit will not do that with my version.
I am running Carlson 2010 with Autocad 2009
I have never even thought about performing this operation until Carl asked, so I never noticed it before today.
> I have the "hatchedit" command, but it didn't do what I wanted... It didn't do anything. How do I know if my logo is a hatch, or an entity?
Do you have a properties box? In my properties box, if you click on the hatch, it will say it is a hatch right at the top.
I think it must not do it on my version either. And it is a hatch without a polyline boundary.
email it to me, I will see if I can create a boundary
Carl,I created a hatch and erased the polyline. Then I went to draw/hatch/select objects and on the right side of the dialog box there is a command for recreating the polyline. Mine was faded out so I don't think our versions are the same. I am running 2008 Standalone. See if you can do the same and maybe your choice to pick will not be faded.
Edit the hatch.
Select "recreate boundary" from the hatch menu.
Your software might not have that function but seems I've been using it for several years now, and I believe it is part of basic AutoCAD.
Probably the quickest method would be to explode (Edit -- Explode -- Standard Explode) the hatch entity and then issue the Draw -- Shrink-wrap Entities command.
For open polylines (the individual hatch entities) the Gap method works better, as it jumps across the gaps and connects the end points. You'll probably get the results you desire with a perimeter reduction level of 3 (I liken this to the amount of "heat" being applied to a shrink-wrapped package).
As needed, you could create a block via the WBLOCK command from the resulting polyline and undu the explode to get the drawing back to its original form.
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Ladd Nelson
