Attribute palette - Patterns. Patterens are the old way to create hatches. They do not…
Vectorworks Tip #209 – Attribute palette – Patterns and Printing
There is a check box that you have to choose if you want to print the patterns as they appear on-screen. If you don’t choose this option, the patterns will not print the way you want them too. Even when you do choose this option, the sizes of the patterns are a bit hit-and-miss relative to what you see on the screen.