diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/CMakeLists.txt
index 28ef1079e..7ebb8bd97 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ generate_from_xml(DrawSVGTemplatePy)
 generate_from_xml(DrawViewSymbolPy)
 generate_from_xml(DrawViewClipPy)
 generate_from_xml(DrawViewDimensionPy)
+generate_from_xml(DrawHatchPy)
 
 SET(Draw_SRCS
     DrawPage.cpp
@@ -104,7 +105,8 @@ SET(Python_SRCS
     DrawViewClipPyImp.cpp
     DrawViewDimensionPy.xml
     DrawViewDimensionPyImp.cpp
-)
+    DrawHatchPy.xml
+    DrawHatchPyImp.cpp)
 
 SOURCE_GROUP("Mod" FILES ${TechDraw_SRCS})
 SOURCE_GROUP("Features" FILES ${Draw_SRCS})
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawHatch.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawHatch.cpp
index 7a62b18a2..f6411efa9 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawHatch.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawHatch.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 
 #include "DrawHatch.h"
 
+#include "DrawHatchPy.h"  // generated from DrawHatchPy.xml
+
 using namespace TechDraw;
 using namespace std;
 
@@ -97,6 +99,15 @@ App::DocumentObjectExecReturn *DrawHatch::execute(void)
     return App::DocumentObject::StdReturn;
 }
 
+PyObject *DrawHatch::getPyObject(void)
+{
+    if (PythonObject.is(Py::_None())) {
+        // ref counter is set to 1
+        PythonObject = Py::Object(new DrawHatchPy(this),true);
+    }
+    return Py::new_reference_to(PythonObject);
+}
+
 // Python Drawing feature ---------------------------------------------------------
 
 namespace App {
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawHatch.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawHatch.h
index 4fb6f576f..5adef7bfb 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawHatch.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawHatch.h
@@ -55,9 +55,8 @@ public:
     virtual const char* getViewProviderName(void) const {
         return "TechDrawGui::ViewProviderHatch";
     }
-
-    //DrawViewPart* getViewPart() const;
-
+    //return PyObject as DrawHatchPy
+    virtual PyObject *getPyObject(void);
 protected:
     void onChanged(const App::Property* prop);
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawHatchPy.xml b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawHatchPy.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bce289344
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawHatchPy.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<GenerateModel xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="generateMetaModel_Module.xsd">
+  <PythonExport
+    Father="DrawViewPy"
+    Name="DrawHatchPy"
+    Twin="DrawHatch"
+    TwinPointer="DrawHatch"
+    Include="Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawHatch.h"
+    Namespace="TechDraw"
+    FatherInclude="Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewPy.h"
+    FatherNamespace="TechDraw">
+    <Documentation>
+      <Author Licence="LGPL" Name="WandererFan" EMail="wandererfan@gmail.com" />
+      <UserDocu>Feature for creating and manipulating Technical Drawing Hatch areas</UserDocu>
+    </Documentation>
+    <CustomAttributes />
+  </PythonExport>
+</GenerateModel>
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawHatchPyImp.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawHatchPyImp.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ff2e1ac6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawHatchPyImp.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+
+#include "PreCompiled.h"
+
+#include "Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawHatch.h"
+
+// inclusion of the generated files (generated out of DrawHatchPy.xml)
+#include "DrawHatchPy.h"
+#include "DrawHatchPy.cpp"
+
+using namespace TechDraw;
+
+// returns a string which represents the object e.g. when printed in python
+std::string DrawHatchPy::representation(void) const
+{
+    return std::string("<DrawHatch object>");
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+PyObject *DrawHatchPy::getCustomAttributes(const char* /*attr*/) const
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int DrawHatchPy::setCustomAttributes(const char* /*attr*/, PyObject* /*obj*/)
+{
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawPage.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawPage.cpp
index 942d3db81..ac134b025 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawPage.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawPage.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ DrawPage::DrawPage(void)
     ProjectionType.setEnums(ProjectionTypeEnums);
     ADD_PROPERTY(ProjectionType, ((long)0));
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Scale ,(1.0), group, App::Prop_None, "Scale factor for this Page");
+    //TODO: Page should create itself with default Template instead of Cmd figuring it out?
 }
 
 DrawPage::~DrawPage()
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ PyObject *DrawPage::getPyObject(void)
         PythonObject = Py::Object(new DrawPagePy(this),true);
     }
 
-    return Py::new_reference_to(PythonObject); 
+    return Py::new_reference_to(PythonObject);
 }
 
 bool DrawPage::hasValidTemplate() const
@@ -272,4 +273,3 @@ void DrawPage::onDocumentRestored()
     recompute();
     App::DocumentObject::onDocumentRestored();
 }
-
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/CommandDecorate.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/CommandDecorate.cpp
index 3ad8b1c53..b7a728601 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/CommandDecorate.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/CommandDecorate.cpp
@@ -98,19 +98,22 @@ void CmdTechDrawNewHatch::activated(int iMsg)
         subs.push_back((*itSub));
     }
 
+    //TODO: this should be the active page or a selected page? not first page
+    std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> pages = getDocument()->getObjectsOfType(TechDraw::DrawPage::getClassTypeId());
+    TechDraw::DrawPage *page = dynamic_cast<TechDraw::DrawPage *>(pages.front());
+    std::string PageName = page->getNameInDocument();
+
     openCommand("Create Hatch");
     doCommand(Doc,"App.activeDocument().addObject('TechDraw::DrawHatch','%s')",FeatName.c_str());
     doCommand(Doc,"App.activeDocument().%s.PartView = App.activeDocument().%s",FeatName.c_str(),objFeat->getNameInDocument());
-    commitCommand();
 
     hatch = dynamic_cast<TechDraw::DrawHatch *>(getDocument()->getObject(FeatName.c_str()));
     hatch->Edges.setValues(objs, subs);
+    //should this be: doCommand(Doc,"App..Feat..Edges = [(App...%s,%s),(App..%s,%s),...]",objs[0]->getNameInDocument(),subs[0],...);
+    //seems very unwieldy
 
-    hatch->execute();
-
-    std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> pages = getDocument()->getObjectsOfType(TechDraw::DrawPage::getClassTypeId());
-    TechDraw::DrawPage *page = dynamic_cast<TechDraw::DrawPage *>(pages.front());
-    page->addView(page->getDocument()->getObject(FeatName.c_str()));
+    doCommand(Doc,"App.activeDocument().%s.addView(App.activeDocument().%s)",PageName.c_str(),FeatName.c_str());
+    commitCommand();
 
     //Horrible hack to force Tree update  ??still required??
     double x = objFeat->X.getValue();