Superhatch

The Superhatch command creates a textured surface entity based on a bitmap repetition.

• Insert a superhatch
• Superhatch control points
• Insert options and parameters
• Edit options
• Graphical display

Insert a superhatch

Steps:

1. Run the laSuperhatch command. Select one of the two options in the command line to insert the Superhatch object:
   • Pick inner point: click inside a closed boundary of 2D curves.
   • Boundary curve: select a closed and planar curve.
2. After the first step, the Superhatch insert dialog box will appear. This dialog shows the basic options of the Superhatch object in a single tab:
   • Superhatch: superhatch parameters.
   Choose the basic insert options. Press ENTER, ESC or right click to exit the dialog.

Control points

The Superhatch object has the same control points as the curves used to generate it or the boundary curve generated from the boundary limits of the point selected when inserting it.

In addition, it has a control arrow to move the whole surface.

To turn a Superhatch object control point on, run the PointsOn command (or press F10) and select the Superhatch object. To turn its points off, press the ESC button or run the PointsOff command.

Insert options and parameters

The Superhatch object insert options and parameters are divided in different tabs, and are available from different dialogs:

• Superhatch insert dialog box (only available when inserting a new superhatch).
• Superhatch properties section, in the Lands Design Edit panel.
• Superhatch object Properties dialog.

General

General attributes for the Superhatch object: Name, Color, Layer, and Transparency (only visible in Conceptual display mode).

Superhatch

Click on the Browse button to select (or change) an image from the Lands textures library or from your PC. Edit the values to scale and rotate it.

Edit options

These are the edit options for the superhatch object, available in the Edit area of the Edit panel:

• Tag as terrain
• Tag as plant
• Adjust
  • Elevation
  • To zero elevation
  • To terrain
• Don't adjust to terrain
• Edit image with: option to edit that texture with an image editor application installed in your PC

Superhatch graphical display

The Superhatch object is represented as a textured surface that is visible in any display mode.