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# Mesh to Hatch

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![](/files/6mQlkO4FS3UgN7VkUSLp) - [\[source code\]](https://github.com/ladybug-tools/ladybug-grasshopper/blob/master/ladybug_grasshopper/src//LB%20Mesh%20to%20Hatch.py)

Bake a clored mesh into the Rhino scene as a group of colored hatches.

This is useful when exporting ladybug graphics from Rhino to vector-based programs like Inkscape or Illustrator since hatches are exported from Rhino as colored-filled polygons.

### Inputs

* **mesh \[Required]**

A colored mesh (or list of colored meshes) to be baked into the Rhino scene as groups of colored hatches.

* **layer**

Text for the layer name on which the hatch will be added. If unspecified, it will be baked onto the currently active layer.

* **run \[Required]**

Set to 'True' to bake the mesh into the scene as hatches.

### Outputs

* **report**

Reports, errors, warnings ...