Patterning Enhancements

There are enhancements to hatching and patterning tools in MicroStation V8 2004 Edition:

Selecting patterning methods

The Tool Settings window for hatching and patterning tools has an icon bar that is used to choose the method — element, flood, intersection, etc.

Hole processing

When hatching or patterning an element, you can control the manner in which the tool searches for holes.

Interior shapes processing using the Flood method

When hatching or patterning using the Flood method, you can set the tool to ignore interior shapes, locate interior shapes, or identify alternating interior shapes.

Selecting pattern definitions

The controls in the Tool Settings window for selecting a pattern definition are improved.

Modifying existing patterns

A new tool, Change Pattern, in the Patterns tool box, lets you change the attributes and parameters of an existing pattern, to conform to the current settings.