There's times when the same plan or section is re-used at a different print scale or for different visual styles, such as a site or floor plan then again at a smaller scale as a part plan or detail plan. Similarly with concept through to developed design drawings where initially a solid fill may be suitable but this is then represented more accurately at a smaller scale.
DataCAD already has other scale-dependent features so build on this concept to include Scale-Dependent Hatching with the ability to interchange a hatch with a fill or vice versa.
Wishlist: Allow the ability to select a hatch or fill and their corresponding scale(s) these are to be displayed, then alternative hatches or fills at other pre-selected scales. The image below shows some quick examples of a 1:50 section using fill, then the same section at 1:20 which would automatically have the fill change to the pre-selected hatch once a scale of 1:20 or smaller is displayed. Similarly, the 1:100 plan using solid fill would then automatically change when at 1:10 or smaller to pre-selected hatching. Having this feature assigned to the hatch/fills should also allow it to work automatically with smart entities as shown on the plan example below.
DataCAD already has other scale-dependent features so build on this concept to include Scale-Dependent Hatching with the ability to interchange a hatch with a fill or vice versa.
Wishlist: Allow the ability to select a hatch or fill and their corresponding scale(s) these are to be displayed, then alternative hatches or fills at other pre-selected scales. The image below shows some quick examples of a 1:50 section using fill, then the same section at 1:20 which would automatically have the fill change to the pre-selected hatch once a scale of 1:20 or smaller is displayed. Similarly, the 1:100 plan using solid fill would then automatically change when at 1:10 or smaller to pre-selected hatching. Having this feature assigned to the hatch/fills should also allow it to work automatically with smart entities as shown on the plan example below.
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Regards
Mark Bell
Principal
ATELIER MARK BELL
Australia
https://www.ateliermarkbell.com