Laser Hatch
A laser hatch fills a closed region with parallel lines at a chosen angle. Lines are clipped to the boundary and to any internal islands. The fill can run as multiple passes, with the laser focus dropping by a fixed Z step between passes.
Hatch direction and overscan
The Hatch Angle sets the direction of the parallel lines: 0 degrees runs horizontally, 90 degrees runs vertically. Cross-hatching is two laser hatch operations at different angles on the same region.
Overscan Distance extends each line a small distance past the boundary. With CO2 and diode lasers that take time to reach steady power after starting a stroke, overscan keeps the actual fill region from being under-burned at the edges. Default is zero.
Settings
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Hatch Angle | Direction of the parallel lines, in degrees. |
| Power | Laser power, 0-255 (machine-dependent scale). |
| Number of Passes | How many times to repeat the fill. |
| Z Step | Vertical drop between passes, in mm. |
| Overscan Distance | Extra travel past the boundary at each line end, in mm. |
Feed rate comes from the assigned tool preset. Line spacing comes from the laser tool's defined width on the preset.
Tool requirement
A laser tool. The tool's effective width determines the line spacing of the fill, so wider beams produce coarser hatching.
When to use
- Filling shapes with a hatched or shaded look
- Cross-hatching by stacking two hatch operations at different angles
- Area marking, texture, and infill on engravable material
- Burning off a coating or paint within a defined region