No "Model" type patterns found - problems with custom hatches in RVT 2016

[Anonymous]

Hey all.

I'm trying to build a 6x36 1/3 staggered tile pattern for practice and a project I'm working on.  My complete code is:

;%UNITS=INCH
;%VERSION=2016.1.8

*6x36 Staggered Tiles
;%TYPE=MODEL
0, 0, 0, 6
90, 0, 0, 6, 18, 6, -6

But it keeps coming up with a "No "Model" type patterns found" when I attempt to import it into the material manager.  Is there something I'm missing?  Thanks!

See attached for the .pat file

[Sahay_R · Accepted solution]

Here is your corrected fill pattern - 

[Anonymous]

Thanks!  What all did you need to change to get it to work?  I see an additional space here and there, but not sure beyond that.

[Sahay_R · Accepted solution]

I matched it up with a similar pattern that works for me - and removed the disclaimers at the beginning - and there was one required 0 in the first line that was missing.

The first family line creates the horizontal coursing:

angle = 0 => lines are horizontal
x,y-origin = 0,0
shift = 0 => line pattern is not shifted
offset = 8 => consecutive lines are 8 model inches apart
no line pattern => the line is solid.

The second family line creates the vertical joints:

angle = 90 => lines are vertical
x,y-origin = 0,0 => the pattern begins at the same point as the horizontals
shift = 8 => line pattern is is shifted by 8 model inches for consecutive lines
offset = 8 => consecutive lines are 8 model inches apart
dash = 8 => each line is built of 8" dashes and 8" spaces
space = 8 => this pattern repeats until the face boundary