AutoCAD for Mac

[#1]

Is there a way I can identify an error in the acad.pat file?

I've pasted in a heap of legacy hatch patterns into the acad.pat file, but everytime I open a drawings I get an error message that I have to acknowledge before I can continue.

[#2]

Hi John,

Could you please to review this thread at getsatisfaction.com. It is about hatch patterns in AC LT for Mac, but I'm sure that it also applies to full version of AC for Mac.

Maxim

[#3]

Hi User,

Thanks for connecting Autodesk.

Can you share you hatch defination to us?

[#4]

Hi, I haven't managed to try Maxim's suggestions yet but here are my hatch pattern files. I've since reverted to the original hatch pattern file but I'm still getting the error messages crop up when I go to hatch something, or if I switch drawings.

My reseller had a look at the .pat file for me and said it was ok, but I did have a revit pattern in there (I think it was the schist pattern)

The strange thing is it is the same file I used on 2011 and it worked fine. It also waorks fine on the windows version of AutoCAD 2012 too.

I'm unable to attach a .pat file to the forum post, so is there any other way I can get it sent to you?

[#5]

Hi John,
In order to be able to attach .pat file you have to compress it and attach as .zip archive

Maxim

[#6]

Here are the hatch patterns (old and new)

[#7]

Hi John,

Maybe it is strange, but your modified acad.pat works for me well - no warning messages. Maybe the case is in DWG file?

Maxim

[#8]

Thanks Maxim,

I'm not entirely sure what is going on really, as I cant get any errors to repeat in the Windows version.

I've attached the dwg file for you if you get a chance to look at this too.

[#9]

Actually it must be something else as it comes up with a couple of error messages everytime I go into a hatch command in any drawing.

Either way it is very annoying, especially as I have reverted back to the original acad.pat file.

[#10]

Hi John,

It appears that you have some ".pat" (with single hatch definition in it) somewhere on AutoCAD Support File Search Path, and this file have an error. An error message should look like this one:

Check, please, AutoCAD Support File Search Path for additional .PAT files.

Maxim