Question about why everyone insists on using hatch patterns for everything

I keep seeing drawings from other drafters where every single wall section or detail is covered in complex hatch patterns. I don't get why this is so popular. In my crew's experience, those heavy hatches just make the drawing harder to read, especially when you print it out. Last month I had to redo a set of plans for a commercial job in Phoenix because the architect couldn't tell what was concrete and what was insulation under all those layers of crosshatching. I've been doing this for 12 years and I stick to simple solid fills and clear line weights instead. It saves me time and the builders actually understand what they're looking at. Am I missing some advantage to all those fancy hatches, or is this just one of those things people do because they think it looks professional?

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eric3598d ago

People get way too worked up over hatch patterns.

amy3028d ago

Oh man, reminds me of the time my uncle tried to explain his "perfect" grid pattern for seedling trays at a family barbecue. Everyone just wanted to eat burgers and he was out there with a ruler and a piece of string for like twenty minutes.