Issue:
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- Copy the custom.pat files into the default Support folder (listed below) that AutoCAD uses to find hatch patterns.Added.pat files will cause hatches to be listed under the User Defined or Custom hatch menu within AutoCAD.
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- Generally, to fill an area with a pattern hatches are used and there are plenty of ready-made hatch patterns available in AutoCAD but if you want to use your own custom hatch pattern then you can make it using a type of simple code and also using an express tool called Superhatch.
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Solution:
Windows OS
Copy the custom .pat files into the default Support folder (listed below) that AutoCAD uses to find hatch patterns. Added .pat files will cause hatches to be listed under the User Defined or Custom hatch menu within AutoCAD.
- Windows Vista, 7, 8, and 10. C:Users<USER>AppDataRoamingAutodeskAutoCAD 20xxRxx.x<LANGUAGE>Support
- Windows XP. C:Documents and Settings<USER>Application DataAutodeskAutoCAD 20xxRxx.x<LANGUAGE>Support
- For AutoCAD 2009 and earlier, the default location is: C:Program FilesAutodeskAutoCAD 20xxSupport
- The AppData and Application Data folders in the above paths are hidden folders (see How to turn on hidden files and folders on Windows).
- The default path is specified in the Support File Search Path listed under the Files tab in Options. It is usually the first one shown, pointing to the current user folder.
- If there is no longer a .pat file of an existing hatch used in a drawing, use the express tool SUPERHATCH to try and bring in the custom hatch pattern.
Mac OS
- On any drawing, type HATCH and press Enter.
- Click the pull-down in the Hatch visor for Patterns and click Open Library.
- Click the drop-down arrow and select Add Patterns.
- Browse to the location of the custom .pat files, select them, and click Open.
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- Custom hatch patterns files will automatically be copied to the following locations:
- AutoCAD for Mac 2016 and later. ~Home/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/AutoCAD 201x/Rxx.x/roaming/@<LANGUAGE>@/Support/Hatch Patterns
- AutoCAD for Mac 2011 to 2015. ~Home/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/roaming/AutoCAD 201x/Rxx.x/<LANGUAGE>/Support
Note: Manually copying the .pat files into the specified location will also work.
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Products:
AutoCAD for Mac; AutoCAD LT for Mac; AutoCAD Products;SUPERHATCH is a former AutoCAD Express Tool that is now included in the core AutoCAD product. You can create a hatch pattern from most anything without having to learn how to write a hatch pattern definition file.
This AutoCAD tutorial is by Autodesk’s own Cliff Young of the AutoCAD Test Development Team.
Step 1. Draw a rectangle and divide it into quadrants.
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Step 3. Make 3 copies
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Step 4. Trim the wood grain and copy the quadrants.
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Step 5. Clean up the wood grain.
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Step 6. Join all the polylines and convert to splines.
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Step 7. Create a Block.
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Step 8. Draw a boundary to be hatched with the wood grain.
Step 9. Using SUPERHATCH, apply the wood grain block to the boundary.
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Step 10. Experiment.
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Thanks Cliff!
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