custom Hatch

[chandcct]

Can any body tell me how to create Custom hatch,
Step wise clearly
Thankyou,

[Exxit]

Hi,

can you show us, which kind of hatch do you need?
Did you search for a tutorial in the www?

Lothar

[chandcct]

custom hatching
by creating .PAT files
i cannot able to understand from tutorials
plz explain anybody.

[Exxit]

Hi,
I did understand what you want, but please reply, what you need. A hatch for wood, stone, parquet...?
So we need a start.

http://www.caddigest.com/subjects/autocad/tutorials/select/parsai_hatch_patterns.htm

Lothar

[Eddie]

Yes please advise on the type of hatching you require as some may alreay have it as a custom file that they may be willing to share.

[chandcct]

thanks for helping,
how can i create a .PAT file
plz giv an example for wood hatch.

[chandcct]

how can i save that pat file in autocad svaed path.
plz tell me by step wise,

i had middle knowledge in autocad.

thanks

[architech]

Open your CUSTOM.PAT .... in NOTEPAD...
Select all ... cut...

Open the ACAD.pat... in NOTEPAD....
paste... and save... at the end of patterns in ACAD.PAT

[chandcct]

what is custom.pat means?
i know how to create .pat file
but where can i save that .
plz tell me in simple steps.

thak u very much for helping.

[chandcct]

where is these custom .pat files located?

[Exxit]

Ok, let's start.

Do you know your two hatches?
Do you have notepad (Microsoft)?

L

[chandcct]

yes i had

[Exxit]

Man,
which one... More informations.
You search for the acad.pat -> open it with notepad -> copy the two hatches inside a new file - new name like "chandcct.pat" ...

Lothar

I will have lunch now

PS: Your three-word-sentences are not enough ;)

[chandcct]

ok i will try

Thanks for helping

[Exxit]

Example:

*Lothar, hatch
0, 0, 0, 0, 6.985, 5.08, -1.905
90, 0, 0, 0, 6.985, 5.08, -1.905
45, 0, 0, 0, 3.175


Save it as Lothar.pat inside your supportfolder.

Additional info:
Fileheader= Filename

[chandcct]

Thank u very much for helping.
I am confusing where to save.
in one tutorial i saw save it in "autocad savedpath" .
i found it in "options" in autocad .

[chandcct]

evry thing is fine.
but saving is the problem for me.
plz help me

[Exxit]

You are not kidding?

You have merge the two hatches in notpad. -> save as yourhatchname.pat -> move this file into your acad support path.

Lothar

[chandcct]

ok i got it
thanks