These tasks are provided as-is without any type of support from Autodesk. Continue creating the hatch object as you would if you were using a predefined pattern.Įxpress Tools is a collection of tools that are not part of the core AutoCAD program. You are returned to the Hatch and Gradient dialog box. Click OK to select the custom hatch pattern and return to the Hatch and Gradient dialog box. In the Hatch Pattern Palette dialog box, select one of the custom hatch pattern files from the list.Ī preview of the pattern is displayed on the right side of the dialog box.ĥ. AutoCAD displays all custom hatch pattern files that it can find in its support search paths in the list box.Ĥ. The Hatch Pattern Palette dialog box should be displayed. Click the Ellipse button to the left of the Custom Pattern drop-down list. The Custom Pattern drop-down list and Browse button become enabled.ģ. In the Hatch and Gradient dialog box, select Custom from the Type drop-down list. The Hatch and Gradient dialog box is displayed.Ģ. If you create a file named glass.PAT, the pattern in the file must be named GLASS.Īdding your custom hatch patterns to one of the standard hatch pattern files that comes with AutoCAD makes the hatch pattern much easier to use.įollow this procedure to use a custom hatch pattern that is saved in its own file: The pattern name and the file name must be the same. If you don’t add your custom hatch patterns to one of the hatch pattern files that comes with AutoCAD, a hatch pattern file can only contain a single hatch pattern. This utility is called Super Hatch and can be found on the menu bar under Express Draw Super Hatch. This can be a great timesaver because you are using techniques that you already understand to create a hatch pattern. The updated contents of the hatch pattern file are saved out to file.Ī utility that is part of Express Tools allows you to use an image, block, external reference (Xref), or a wipeout object as a hatch pattern. From the menu bar in Notepad, choose File Save. The hatch pattern file should now include a header line for the hatch pattern and at least one descriptor line.ħ. Enter the new hatch pattern header and descriptor lines. You should see a set of comments right above the last blank line that starts off with the comment User Defined Hatch Patterns. Scroll all the way to the bottom of the hatch pattern file and position the cursor on the very last blank line in the file. If you are using AutoCAD LT, Acadlt.PAT can be found in the folder C:\Documents and Settings\ \Application Data\Autodesk\AutoCAD LT 2007\R12\enu\Support.ĥ. By default, Acad.PAT can be found in the folder C:\Documents and Settings \\Application Data\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2007\ R17.0\enu\Support. Browse to the location of Acad.PAT (Acadlt.PAT) and select the file, and then click Open.Īcad.PAT (or Acadlt.PAT) should be selected and opened into Notepad.
You should be able to see all file types, not just those with the extensionĤ. In the Open dialog box, select All Files from the Save As Type dropdown list.
From the menu bar in Notepad, choose File Open.ģ. Notepad is launched and a blank document is created.Ģ. Choose Start Programs Accessories Notepad.
Follow the procedures below to create a new hatch pattern.ġ.
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