# HPNAME System Variable [GstarCAD 2017](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/Index.md) → [System Variables](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/(System%20Variables).md) → [H](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/H/(H).md) **Function Description:** The HPNAME system variable is used to set the name of default hatch pattern. | | | | --- | --- | | Type | Strings | | Saved in | Not saved | | Initial value | ANSI31(Imperial) or ANGLE (Metric) | Valid names could contain up to 34 characters without space. The value of " " means no default value. Entering a period "." could set the HPNAME system variable to be default value. --- ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/System%20Variables/H/HPNAME%20System%20Variable--d0cb013e3ecf.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](../../../2018/System%20Variables/H/HPNAME%20System%20Variable--d0cb013e3ecf.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/System%20Variables/H/HPNAME%20System%20Variable--d0cb013e3ecf.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](../../../2020/System%20Variables/H/HPNAME%20System%20Variable--d0cb013e3ecf.md) · [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/System%20Variables/H/HPNAME%20System%20Variable--d0cb013e3ecf.md)