.pat file - custom pattern, cannot get hatch to repeat vertically.

[Anonymous]

I wrote a .pat file, and it works pretty well, but the pattern goes off alignment further from the original sample.

Here is the generated pattern, as it is supposed to appear from the .pat file:

This is the reference image of something that I tried to create:

This is what the pattern looks like when extended past the module. I cannot figure out why it is not working, any help would be greatly appreciates. 

file (also attached)

*Test51
;%TYPE=MODEL

0, 0, 8, 0, 64
0, 0, 12, 0, 64
0, 0, 20, 0, 64
0, 0, 26, 0, 64
0, 0, 34, 0, 64
0, 0, 38, 0, 64
0, 0, 42, 0, 64
0, 0, 50, 0, 64
0, 0, 56, 0, 64
0, 0, 64, 0, 64

90, 0, 8, 0, 8, 8, -64
90, 4, 12, 0, 8, 4, -64
90, 0, 20, 0, 8, 8, -64
90, 4, 26, 0, 8, 6, -64
90, 0, 34, 0, 8, 8, -64
90, 4, 38, 0, 8, 4, -64
90, 0, 42, 0, 8, 4, -64
90, 4, 50, 0, 8, 8, -64
90, 0, 56, 0, 8, 6, -64
90, 4, 64, 0, 8, 8, -64

[hugha · Accepted solution]

Your vertical repetition is 64 yet your vertical line definitions all have repetition of 64 + visible length.

Try this:

;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
;        Written by HatchKitCS                                               
;        HatchKitCS (c)1990-2017 Cadro Pty Ltd                               
;        www.hatchkit.com.au/                                                
;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
;-Date                                   : 8/11/2017                         
;-Time                                   : 1:10:39 PM                        
;-HatchKitCS Version                     : 3.1.10.2730                       
;-HatchKitCS Output Filetype             : Revit with HatchKit Add-In        
;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
;%VERSION=3.0
;%UNITS=INCH
*Test51
;%TYPE=MODEL
90,0,0,0,-8,8,-56
90,4,8,0,-8,4,-60
90,0,12,0,-8,8,-56
90,4,20,0,-8,6,-58
90,0,26,0,-8,8,-56
90,4,34,0,-8,4,-60
90,0,38,0,-8,4,-60
90,4,42,0,-8,8,-56
90,0,50,0,-8,6,-56
90,4,56,0,-8,8,-56
0,0,0,0,64
0,0,8,0,64
0,0,12,0,64
0,0,20,0,64
0,0,26,0,64
0,0,34,0,64
0,0,38,0,64
0,0,42,0,64
0,0,50,0,64
0,0,56,0,64

Some vertical origins have also been adjusted to match their associated horizontal.

hope this helps.

[Anonymous]

Hello Hugha, 

Thank you so much. I knew that somehow the vertical repetition was off, but I thought that all of my verticals were repeating at 64 -- but I think I was assuming they were being drawn down instead of up, and I thought the origin offset was being factored into the repetition when it wasn't. 

Thank you so much! 

I caught one of the ones that was still not repeating correctly:

;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Written by HatchKitCS 
; HatchKitCS (c)1990-2017 Cadro Pty Ltd 
; www.hatchkit.com.au/ 
;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
;-Date : 8/11/2017 
;-Time : 1:10:39 PM 
;-HatchKitCS Version : 3.1.10.2730 
;-HatchKitCS Output Filetype : Revit with HatchKit Add-In 
;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
;%VERSION=3.0
;%UNITS=INCH
;%THANKS=hugha
*Stone Varied Contemporary Hatch
;%DESCRIPTION=Smooth, varied horizontal same verticals
;%TYPE=MODEL
90,0,0,0,-8,8,-56
90,4,8,0,-8,4,-60
90,0,12,0,-8,8,-56
90,4,20,0,-8,6,-58
90,0,26,0,-8,8,-56
90,4,34,0,-8,4,-60
90,0,38,0,-8,4,-60
90,4,42,0,-8,8,-56
90,0,50,0,-8,6,-58
90,4,56,0,-8,8,-56
 

0,0,0,0,64
0,0,8,0,64
0,0,12,0,64
0,0,20,0,64
0,0,26,0,64
0,0,34,0,64
0,0,38,0,64
0,0,42,0,64
0,0,50,0,64
0,0,56,0,64

[Anonymous]

Final edit, this loads into revit finally (before I was testing in Rhino):

*Stone Varied Contemporary, Stone Varied Contemporary Hatch
;%TYPE=MODEL
90,             0,             0,             0,             -8,             8,             -56
90,             4,             8,             0,             -8,             4,             -60
90,             0,             12,             0,             -8,             8,             -56
90,             4,             20,             0,             -8,             6,             -58
90,             0,             26,             0,             -8,             8,             -56
90,             4,             34,             0,             -8,             4,             -60
90,             0,             38,             0,             -8,             4,             -60
90,             4,             42,             0,             -8,             8,             -56
90,             0,             50,             0,             -8,             6,             -58
90,             4,             56,             0,             -8,             8,             -56
0,             0,             0,             0,             64
0,             0,             8,             0,             64
0,             0,             12,             0,             64
0,             0,             20,             0,             64
0,             0,             26,             0,             64
0,             0,             34,             0,             64
0,             0,             38,             0,             64
0,             0,             42,             0,             64
0,             0,             50,             0,             64
0,             0,             56,             0,             64

[hugha]

Good work catching that errant vertical.  My bad - I should have double-checked that.