Hatch Shape

Hatching enhances contrast or accentuates the inner area of a shape or text during laser marking. It involves filling the shape with closely spaced parallel lines, which are oriented and patterned according to specified parameters. Different combinations of hatching patterns and parameters yield varying results on different materials. By selecting and fine-tuning these parameters, one can achieve optimal marking outcomes.

Hatching is a complex operation. To minimize workload and calculations required to define a hatching, SMAPI offers a dedicated shape that handles hatching.

Properties

BoundaryShapeList	Gets the list of boundary shapes
HatchPatternList	Gets a list of HatchPatterns bound to the HatchShape.

Methods

AddArc	Adds an Arc to the HatchShape.
AddArc2D	Adds an Arc to the HatchShape (2D)
AddCircle	Adds a circle shape to the HatchShape
AddCircle2D	Adds a 2D circle shape to the HatchShape
AddDeg3Bezier	Adds a degree 3 Bezier shape to the HatchShape
AddEllipse	Adds an Ellipse shape to the HatchShape
AddEllipse2D	Adds an 2D Ellipse shape to the HatchShape
AddEllipticalArc	Adds an Elliptical Arc to the HatchShape
AddEllipticalArc2D	Adds an 2D Elliptical Arc to the HatchShape
AddLine	Adds a line to the HatchShape
AddLine2D	Adds a 2D line to the HatchShape
AddPolygon	Adds a polygon shape to theHatchShape
AddPolyline	Add an PolylineShape to the VectorImage
AddRectangle	Adds a Rectangle to the HatchShape
AddRectangle2D	Adds a 2D Rectangle to the HatchShape
AddHatchPattern	Adds a Hatching pattern to the Hatch Shape.
AddHatchPatternHelixFilling	Adds a Helix filling pattern to the hatch shape
AddHatchPatternLine	Adds a Line filling pattern to the hatch shape
AddHatchPatternOffsetFilling	Adds a Offset Filling pattern to the hatch shape
AddHatchPatternOffsetInOut	Adds a OffsetInOut Filling pattern to the hatch shape