I'm trying to create a 3"x12" grid pattern.
File name is 3x12.pat:
*Tile, Subwaytile
45, 0,0, 0,.125
*12x3, 12x3_Subway_Tile
0, 0,0, 0,12
90, 0,0, 0,3
When I place this hatch patten on a drawing it shows like ANSI131. Actually any new hatch pattern I make looks like ANSI131. I copied the code for bat insullation into that file and showed up the same. Any insights would be appreciated.
Thanks
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You have a couple of problems,
In a .pat file you can only have one definition,
The name of the file and the description need to match so 3x12 and 12x3 won't work
I always find this http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com/acadblog/creating-custom-hatch-patterns/ helpfull when I am creating hatches
@steven-g wrote:
You have a couple of problems,
In a .pat file you can only have one definition,
The name of the file and the description need to match so 3x12 and 12x3 won't work
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Just a little clarification....
The acad.pat file can contain as many pattern definitions as you want to put into it, so you could add these there. [It would be a good idea to make a backup copy of the original before adding to it.] You would then find them in the "Predefined" list, among AutoCAD's, even if they are actually "custom" patterns. Only a pattern that will be chosen from the "Custom" option must be in a file by itself.
And in such one-per-file custom patterns, it's the pattern name, rather than the description, that needs to match the file name.
Thanks for the info, I matched the pattern name to the file and it works now. I'm still getting used to the syntax.