topic Re: How do I move a hatch from Autocad 2014 to Autocad 2019? in AutoCAD Forum

How do I move a hatch from Autocad 2014 to Autocad 2019?

Anonymous — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 17:58:13 GMT

I have an old hatch file that I downloaded years ago and have been using in my Autocad 2014. I had to replace the old computer so I had to load Autocad from scratch and am now using 2019. I don't know how to get the old hatch file into the new program. I have drawing files with the hatch in it, but don't know how to save it to the existing hatch profiles.

Re: How do I move a hatch from Autocad 2014 to Autocad 2019?

Patchy — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 18:11:10 GMT

Use this:

http://www.turvill.com/t2/free_stuff/getpat.lsp

Re: How do I move a hatch from Autocad 2014 to Autocad 2019?

pendean — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 18:11:44 GMT

Place that hatch file's source folder in the AutoCAD 2019 Search path, restart AutoCAD2019, and you can use it the same exact way you did in 2014

Or did you forget/not get a chance to grab or back them up when you had 2014 running? You need the source code, this LISP can help you extract it from existing files if that is all you have now https://www.cadforum.cz/cadforum_en/extract-hatch-patterns-to-pat-files-copy-hatches-between-dwgs-tip7657 and https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-lt-forum/save-hatch-pattern-from-drawing-as-pat-file/m-p/8159354#M167467

Re: How do I move a hatch from Autocad 2014 to Autocad 2019?

Kent1Cooper — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 18:14:58 GMT

If it's a separate file of its own with a .pat filetype ending, just put that file into any folder location that's listed in the OPTIONS command / Files tab / Support File Search Path list. If it was a definition that you added into the ACAD.pat file, copy the defining code from the older one and paste it into the current version of that. If it's at the end of that file, make sure the file ends with an empty line, not with the last line of code content [hard return at the end of that line if necessary].