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How do I find the .pat file location on my computer

peells — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 20:43:01 GMT

I am trying to find the .pat file location (s) on my computer and am not having any luck (Never had the need to find them. could someone help a fella out?

Re: How do I find the .pat file location on my computer

pendean — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 21:53:31 GMT

Widnows Search not working for you?
Or are you looking for a hatch pattern that is only in existence inside a DWG file?

Re: How do I find the .pat file location on my computer

Jason.Piercey — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 22:10:24 GMT

(findfile "acad.pat")

Re: How do I find the .pat file location on my computer

Kent1Cooper — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 22:11:25 GMT

Do you have any idea whether it's a pattern included in acad.pat or acadiso.pat, as opposed to one defined in a .pat file of its own? If it might be the latter, then this at the command line should tell you where it is:

(findfile "YourHatchPatternName.pat")

Re: How do I find the .pat file location on my computer

peells — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:21:59 GMT

I finally found it but not with your suggestion

Re: How do I find the .pat file location on my computer

peells — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:28:40 GMT

Thanks for all of your Suggestions on this, One of the persons answering this said it depends on which version you are using in order to find the .pat files ours was buried in a company specific AutoCAD Users file which we direct our machines to (don't know if it is a good or bad thing but it works) Thanks again everyone, Oh and I just was given this, "Where are the .pat files located" so that may have added to the difficulty of finding the location.

Re: How do I find the .pat file location on my computer

peells — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:32:41 GMT

yeah my bim guy wanted to know the location of all the .pat files and no specific one so me searching for specifics would have not worked so well in this case, And Like I said in my original question I have never had occasion to search for them or a need.

Re: How do I find the .pat file location on my computer

pendean — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:38:42 GMT

@peells What method did you use?

Re: How do I find the .pat file location on my computer

peells — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 14:12:05 GMT

Good old fashioned Windows explorer with a starting point of "AutoCAD User Folder" and then we found it!! and I have never in over 20 years had any reason to find any such files, (they were in fact hatch patterns for our BIM Guy)

Re: How do I find the .pat file location on my computer

nesosimic98 — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 08:59:13 GMT

Two ways to do;

1) Windows folder reaserch ''acad.pat'' (acadlt.pat for LT version) → this lead to ''hardware Hatch patern's code''
2) How to install custom hatch patterns in AutoCAD → this leads the folder for adding new .pat hatch pattern files