Detail Component Fill Patterns - Align to Element

[Anonymous]

How do you make it work?

I've utilized the Plywood-Section detail component out of the Imperial
Library, and it runs left-to-right, no matter the orientation of the
element I drew. Messing with the Fill Pattern settings, it looks
identical if I set the Plywood-Align pattern to "Align to Element", or
"Orient to View". Nothing changes.

Am I missing something, or does it simply not work?
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Brian Winterscheidt
LWPB Architecture
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

[hugha]

You don't need the original .PAT file as you can load ithat family to a new project then export from the HatchKit Add-In for Revit. 

;;*** Fill exported by the HatchKit Add-In for Revit
;;*** Copyright (c) 2013 - 2017 Cadro Pty Ltd
;;*** www.hatchkit.com.au
;;***
;%VERSION=3.0
;%UNITS=INCH
;;******************************************************************************
*Plywood_TN_Model,HatchKit Add-In for Revit
;%TYPE=MODEL
;;******************************************************************************
45,0.29419,0,3.53553391,-0.70710678,2.82842712,-5.65685425
45,0.42678,0,3.53553391,-0.70710678,2.82842712,-5.65685425
45,0.55936,0,3.53553391,-0.70710678,2.82842712,-5.65685425
0,0,0.5,-3,2
0,0,0.75,-3,2
0,0,1,-3,2
0,0,1.25,-3,2
0,0,1.5,-3,2
0,0,1.75,-3,2
0,0,0.25,-3,2
0,0,2,-3,2

[charles.wermers]

what about plywood sheathing in a roof detail?  do I have to match a separate pattern for every roof slope.??

[charles.wermers]

This does not work as a drafting pattern with is required with detail components.  Does not help for Detailing.

[ToanDN]

It does if you create the plywood as a detail.component family.  It does not work if you create filled regions directly in project.

[fg]

11 years later and still no progress on this. jeesh

[blarsen7W9W9]

Thats perfect!  Now how can i use Model fill patterns in a drafting view?

[ToanDN]

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@blarsen7W9W9 wrote:

Thats perfect!  Now how can i use Model fill patterns in a drafting view?

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I think you are confused by the terminology.   

You can use model fill patterns in any views: model views, drafting views, legend views.  The difference between a model pattern and a drafting pattern is that a model pattern represents true dimensions (think brick, tile,  cmu patterns on an an elevation), where as a drafting pattern represents the printout dimensions (think cut pattern for brick, cmu walls on a plan).

[fg]

ToanDN is correct.  The best solution is to use a Detail Family.  Use a Line Based template for plywood, and you have to use a model fill pattern for this to work.  It is odd that drafting fill patterns say they will orient - but will not in fact do so. 

[eblackburnKAU5W]

Run, don't walk, and grab the pyRevit plugin. It is free. Place a filled region using the plywood type. It is a drafting-type pattern and doesn't rotate or align. Select this pattern and then use pyRevit's "Make Pattern" tool. This will create a model-type fill with the same pattern that you can now tab-select the hatch lines and rotate or move them. It also makes it super-easy to create custom fills, as well as import .PAT files via single or batch imports. Previously, I had a custom line-based detail component, but corners didn't work great. This does. Enjoy!