Hatch | AnimGraphLab Documentation

Select a node to edit its parameters.

Hatch node takes an input shape and fills its interior with repeating lines.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
`Label`	The display name for the node.
`Group`	The group(s) to apply this hatch to.
`Output mode`	Controls how hatches are output.
`Type`	Style of hatching to generate.
`Angle`	Base angle of the lines.
`Spacing mode`	Control how line spacing is applied.
`Spacing`	Minimum/base distance between lines.
`Max spacing`	Maximum distance between lines at the end of the gradient.
`Grad start`	Gradient start.
`Grad end`	Gradient end.
`Dash length`	Base length of the short dashes.
`Offset`	Phase offset for animating the lines.
`Thickness`	Thickness of the lines.
`Color`	Color of the lines.
`Use shape color`	Inherit color from the original shape.
`Keep original`	Keep the original shapes behind the hatch.
`Angle jitter`	Randomizes the angle of each line.
`Spacing jitter`	Randomizes the distance between lines.
`Dash length jitter`	Randomizes the length of each short dash.
`Waviness`	Adds hand-drawn like wobblenes to the lines.
`Wave freq`	Frequency of the wobble.
`Resample`	Determines how detailed lines are. Lower value = more detailed, higher value = less detailed.
`Seed`	Random seed for irregular effects.

Hatch: standard parallel straight lines.
Crosshatch: two sets of intersecting parallel lines (offset by 90 degrees).
Zigzag: continuous angular lines moving back and forth.
Scribble: organic, noisy looping lines that simulate hand-drawn scribbles or chaotic filling.
Short dashes: broken parallel lines simulating pencil shading with short strokes.
Stamping: stippling effect using scattered dots instead of lines.

Jitter and wave parameters can be used to create a hand-drawn like look:

Tip: To achieve more organic and complex look, create several Hatch nodes and merge them together.

Individual shapes: every generated line remains an independent shape in the graph.
Combined shape: merges all generated lines into a single, unified SVG path. Can be used after Copy/Transform, or after Copy to Points node. In other words, after applying hatching to multiple shapes.