Properties' Movements - Hatching Category Dialog Box

Draw Hatching On Section

Set the layer/level that hatching will be drawn on in the following ways:

• Click Current Layer/Level to have the elements drawn on the CAD platform’s current layer/level.
• Click Layer/Level, and then select the layer/level in the Layer/Level box to have the elements drawn on an existing layer/level.

Hatching Draw Options Section

Select an envelope to hatch from the list and then select the Hatch Pattern, Scale, and Angle values. Click Properties to set the Color and Transparency for the envelopes that are selected to be drawn.

A few examples of movements with hatching are shown below:

Hatching with Vehicle Body Envelope Example

Hatching with Body Clearance Envelope Example

Note: Hatching cannot be applied to tire tracks.

MicroStation Users:

TORUS uses the athatch.cel patterns file in the Patterns folder by default. To use a different hatch pattern file, specify the file’s location using the TORUS Configuration Utility.

AutoCAD Users:

TORUS scans the AutoCAD search path and includes any .pat files found. To use custom hatches, place them in a folder which is included in the search path.

Reset Properties

Click this button to reset the properties in all category pages to the currently loaded property set file.

Save Properties

Click this button to save the current properties to a file. When you click this button, the Save Properties dialog box displays. In the Name box, type the desired name for the property set file, and then click OK.

Load Properties

Click this button to load a previously saved property set file. When you click this button, the Load Properties dialog box displays. Select the desired property set file in the list, and then click OK.

Extract Properties

Click this button, and then select an existing roundabout, movement, sight line to replace the current properties with the properties from that which was selected.

Update

Click this button, and then pick an existing roundabout in the drawing to update the roundabout to the currently displayed properties . This is useful for making changes to existing roundabouts without having to regenerate or place them again.