Jun 18, 2015 With over 300 hatch patterns is added the more than 70 hatch patterns existed for each AutoCAD version. Hatch patterns library will help to Architects, Engineers to have more correct choice of materials and hatch in his drawings. Some hatch patterns pictures as below.
You can use predefined, user-defined, or custom hatch patterns in AutoCAD. Most of the time, you’ll choose predefined hatch patterns unless some generous soul gives you a custom pattern. On the other hand, unusual to use a user-defined pattern because hatches consist solely of continuous lines. All you can define are the spacing and rotation angle and whether the lines are parallel pairs. And all this can be duplicated with standard patterns.
An alternative to using the Ribbon to create the pattern is the Hatch and Gradient dialog box. You don’t see the hatch object updating as you change settings (as on the Ribbon), but you have more control over what you end up with. To display the Hatch and Gradient dialog box, click the dialog box launcher (the tiny arrow at the right end of the Options panel on the Hatch Creation tab of the Ribbon).
Adding Hatch Patterns To Autocad 2017
By default, the right third of the Hatch and Gradient dialog box is hidden; to see additional hatch options at the right side of the dialog box, click the More Options arrow beside the Help button.
Pick a pattern — any pattern: Predefined hatch patterns
To use predefined hatch patterns in AutoCAD, select Predefined from the Type drop-down list at the top of the Hatch tab in the Hatch and Gradient dialog box. This selection sets the stage for choosing the hatch pattern.
You specify a predefined hatch pattern in one of two ways:
- Pattern drop-down list: If you know the name of the hatch pattern, select it from the Pattern drop-down list. The list is alphabetical, except that SOLID (that is, a solid fill) appears at the beginning.
- Pattern button: If you don’t know the pattern name or if you prefer the visual approach, click the Pattern button to display the Hatch Pattern palette with pattern previews and names. The Pattern button is the tiny button with the ellipsis (three dots) to the right of the Pattern drop-down list and pattern name.
Here are more predefined hatch patterns, which cover everything from earth to Escher to stars.
When is a pattern not a pattern? When it’s a solid fill
AutoCAD treats filling an area with a solid color as a type of hatch. Simply choose SOLID from the top of the Pattern drop-down list. You also see several gradient-fill options, where one color gradually changes to another.
How To Load Hatch Patterns In Autocad 2013
Like any other object, a solid hatch takes on the current layer’s color if you leave (as you should) the color set to ByLayer, or it takes on the current object color override if someone else who doesn’t know what they’re doing has altered the drawing. Therefore, check whether the current object layer and color are set appropriately before you use the Solid hatches option.
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The transparency object property in AutoCAD is probably most useful (in 2D, anyway) when applied to solid fills. You can use transparent solid fills to demarcate (distinguish) areas on architectural floor plans or aerial photographs of project sites. In addition to ByLater and Solid settings, make sure that the current object or layer transparency is set correctly, too.
So you have downloaded or created your own AutoCAD pattern. Now you want to use it. But how?
There are two ways to do this: you can combine your custom pattern with acad.pat or add a support file search path. I will recommend the last one. You may lose your custom pattern if you somehow need to reinstall AutoCAD or your Windows account corrupts. Or you may just make your acad.pat corrupt.
Combine with acad.pat
You can find acad.pat in support folder. It should be something like C:UsersYOURWINDOWSACCOUNTAppDataRoamingAutodeskAutoCAD XXXX – EnglishRXX.0enuSupport. Find acad.pat and open it with text editors like notepad or notepad ++. Do not use Microsoft Word. I suggest you make a backup of this file before you start to work.
Open another instance of Notepad and open your custom hatch. Select all, then copy it using [Ctrl] + C. I use chainlink pattern from DotSoft website.
Paste it at the bottom most of your acad.pat file.
There is a comment that if you add user-defined hatch below that section, then when you upgrade your AutoCAD this file will be migrated correctly.
However, I still avoid this method.
Now save this file. You should immediately see your custom hatch in pattern list.
Add support file search folder
If you place all your custom hatch in your custom folder, you can add support file search path. Open AutoCAD options (type OP then enter).
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In files tab, below support file search path, add your folder.
Click OK to accept this changes, then when you activate hatch command, you should see it in your pattern list. If you can’t find it, you may need to change pattern type to user-defined.
Load New Hatch Patterns Autocad
If you use hatch dialog box, you can change pattern type to custom or user-defined.
I always use the last method and avoid the first one. So I never really have a problem or may be benefits of the first method. If you use the first one, why do you choose to use it? Will you recommend it instead of the last method?