issues loading Custom Hatch Patterns & Plot Styles in 2016

[ftsllc]

I am using Windows 7 and just installed 2016 Architecture.  I was previously using 2012, and tried to copy / install a few hatch patterns and plot styles.

When I did a search to find the proper folder, it said to go here:  C:\ProgramFiles\Autodesk\AutoCad2016\UserDataCache\en-us\Support.

I can edit the acad.pat file, but it doesn't show the pattern once I am in a drawing.  I have also tried just copying it to the same folder location as said .pat file, but that doesn't work either.  

Same thing with the plot styles.  It says to go here:  C:\ProgramFiles\Autodesk\AutoCad2016\UserDataCache\Plotters\PlotStyles

Am I in the wrong folders?  Thanks for any help you may have... this is driving me crazy and Monday is a few short hours away!  🙂

-Barb

[Alfred.NESWADBA · Accepted solution]

Hi,

>> When I did a search to find the proper folder, it said to go here:  C:\ProgramFiles\Autodesk\AutoCad2016\UserDataCache\en-us\Support.

..."it said" ... who or what is "it"?

If you want to find a file in the same way as AutoCAD searches then you can use this LISP statement, if the file is found the path of the file is returned.

   (findfile "ACAD.PGP")

...and that is the file AutoCAD is using currently.

For my AutoCAD installation that path is returned:

   C:\\Users\\alfred\\appdata\\roaming\\autodesk\\autocad 2016\\r20.1\\enu\\support\\acad.pgp

The folder ".\UserDataCache" is a folder which is only used as base-folder to create a new AutoCAD user profile, the files are copied and then not used any more (until the next user profile creation, but not during the work with AutoCAD).

>> Same thing with the plot styles.  It says to go here:  C:\ProgramFiles\Autodesk\AutoCad2016\UserDataCache\Plotters\PlotStyles

We know already that ".\UserDataCache" is not the correct one.

To find which folder is used for the plotstyles start command _OPTIONS ==> tab FIles ==> in the tree: Printer Support Path ==> there you find all the plotter specific paths.

- alfred -

[ftsllc]

Thanks for your help, Alfred.  I found this:  C:\Users\bfoster\AppData\Local\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2016\R20.1\enu\Support.  However, the only thing in it is an XML "infocenter" file.  I have all hidden files turned on.  What else am I doing wrong?

-Barb

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> I found this

Are you speaking now about plot-styles or the file ACAD.PAT?

Please show the screenshot

• in case you speak about plot-styles ==> the screenshot like I have shown from _OPTIONS dialog and the plot-styles item opened in the tree
• in case you speak about ACAD.PAT ==> start the lisp-statement I have shown and then please make a screenshot from the command line window.

BTW: I looked to the directy you showed on my system, yes, only this one file exists.

The difference to my path I have shown is that you are looking to the Appdata\local folder whereas I showed Appdata\Roaming\xxx

- alfred -

[ftsllc]

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@Alfred.NESWADBA wrote:

Hi,

>> I found this

Are you speaking now about plot-styles or the file ACAD.PAT?

Please show the screenshot

• in case you speak about plot-styles ==> the screenshot like I have shown from _OPTIONS dialog and the plot-styles item opened in the tree
• in case you speak about ACAD.PAT ==> start the lisp-statement I have shown and then please make a screenshot from the command line window.

BTW: I looked to the directy you showed on my system, yes, only this one file exists.

The difference to my path I have shown is that you are looking to the Appdata\local folder whereas I showed Appdata\Roaming\xxx

- alfred -

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I just saw that and remedied it.  So I added the custom patterns and they still do not show up so I can select them in a drawing even though they are copied to the "roaming" folder now.  I now have the plot styles... Yeay!  Now to just work through this pattern thing.  The patterns that are not showing up are pattern files from a Eldorado Stone... could that be the problem?  

-Barb

[ftsllc · Accepted solution]

FINALLY FIGURED IT OUT!  I also needed to copy it over to the ACA2016, which I am assuming is because I am using the Architecture version and not just regular AutoCad 2016.

Thank you so much for all your help, Alfred!!

-Barb