Serious question, why does everyone insist on hatching at 45 degrees?

I see so many mechanical drawings where every section line is hatched at 45 degrees and it drives me nuts. In my experience doing concrete details, matching the hatch angle to the actual material orientation (like 30 degrees for rebar) makes it way easier to read on site. Am I the only one who thinks standardizing on one angle makes drawings harder to interpret?

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fiona_sullivan2916d ago

45 degrees is just the lazy default, not always the clearest choice.

phoenix_campbell8816d ago

People lean on defaults way too much in general, not just angles.