The Graded Hatch Steps path effect applied to a sample shape
Cartography

Graded Hatch Steps

Grade a region into concentric distance bands, each ruled at a rotated angle and a looser pitch, which is how a thematic key separates classes.

FamilyCartography
Parameters4 adjustable
On canvas handlesno, adjust it in the panel
Destructiveno, the original path is kept
LicenceFree for commercial use

The 4 controls

Nothing here is baked in. Every value stays live on the object for as long as the file exists, so you can come back and retune it, reorder it against other effects, or take it off and get your original path back exactly as you drew it.

  1. Bands1 to 8, default 4
  2. Angle step-180 to 180, default 30
  3. Spacing1.5 to 200, default 7
  4. Spacing ramp0 to 200, default 45

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