Revit Beginner - Hatch Pattern File

[Anonymous]

Can someone explain the hatch pattern file to me answering the following points;

The default OTB Revit *.pat file contains hatches that in revit, i cannot see.

for example: Bar Grating 1 3/16x4. So if its in the default file, why cant i see it in the list when in revit?

I want to completely repath the default location of the *.pat file to a new file i have created for the office. How do i do this??

thanks all for your help!

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Can someone explain the hatch pattern file to me answering the following points;

The default OTB Revit *.pat file contains hatches that in revit, i cannot see.

for example: Bar Grating 1 3/16x4. So if its in the default file, why cant i see it in the list when in revit?

I want to completely repath the default location of the *.pat file to a new file i have created for the office. How do i do this??

thanks all for your help!

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Well I can just throw something out there and maybe by chance you

can get some ideas from it.

Have a blank project just for storing stuff, fill patterns among other

things, and use "Transfer Project Standards" to get whatever you 

need whenever you need it.

[Anonymous]

Yeah and i think for the moment that is the only option I have. Ive seen many "master" files ppl use to copy stuff into the project, from pattern files, linestyles etc.

I was hoping for a better setup (similar to AutoCAD) so that from the word go, everyone has the same stuff. But Revit is one big work around so I'll just add this to the list 🙂

thanks for the suggestion.

[loboarch]

Revit work a bit differently with respect to the PAT file.  Fill patterns are created in the project.  The PAT file is provided so a fill pattern can be defined.  The PAT file in this case is just read at the time the fill pattern in Revt is created.

In your template file you can create the fill patterns you most commly use.  When a project is started all of the required fill patterns will already be defined.

The PAT file in Revi tis provided as a resource to read from and create fill patterns in your project.  If the template file is setup ahead of time you will not need to refer to the PAT file all that often.

[Anonymous]

Ah I see. Thanks very much for the information Jeff. I'll be sure to populate the template with what we need.