Custom Hatch Patterns not showing up in ACAD 2005

Discussion in 'AutoCAD' started by Bob, Jan 10, 2005.

  1. Bob

    Bob Guest

    Sorry I don't like to be late for meetings.


     
    Bob, Jan 10, 2005
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  2. Bob

    Bob Guest

    Alright Hugh.

    I got this to work. Didn't work at first because there was no carriage
    return at the end of line 3. Your instructions made it simple.

    I had hoped to use this to get around some bugs with how ACAD handles
    ActiveX. I've been trying to write a program to auto-create parts in a
    separate session of ACAD (that is not active). I've had a hell of a time
    changing hatch scales, text alignments, and in some cases changing an
    object's layer properties. I've tried both vla and vlax commands; release
    objects; etc. Keep getting inexplicable errors that I can't repeat when
    using the same code with ActiveDocument.

    Even though I can now get ACAD to find my custom hatch pattern (defined so
    that scaling isn't required) I still get errors. Solid fill and left
    justified text will just have to do.

    Thanks again!
     
    Bob, Jan 10, 2005
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    Walt Engle Guest

    Assuming you have put your pattern in folder Autocad can find, go to hatch and
    predefined and then search (three little dots).
     
    Walt Engle, Jan 11, 2005
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    Bill DeShawn Guest

    Hey, Bob. That's not fair. Fix your date!
     
    Bill DeShawn, Jan 11, 2005
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    Hugh Adamson Guest

    Bob,

    do you default to metric measurement which defaults to searching the file
    ACADISO.PAT?

    It's often simpler from a management POV to keep custom hatch patterns in
    separate files (one pattern per file, pattern name must match filename)
    stored on the AutoCAD support file path. You should be able to access such
    files in DesignCenter or, as Walt just mentioned, > go to hatch and
    predefined and then search (three little dots)<.


    Hugh Adamson
    www.cadro.com.au/hatchkit/
     
    Hugh Adamson, Jan 11, 2005
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  6. Hi Bob,

    It could just be that you have changed an acad.pat file that autocad is not
    using.

    The quickest solution is to use search in windows to find all occurrences of
    acad.pat then copy your changed file to each location.

    Remember also that autocad may be using acadiso.pat and not acad.pat,
    depending on your drawing defaults. Try making the same change to the
    acadiso.pat files too.

    Hope this helps.

    Steve Rhodes
     
    Stephen Rhodes, Jan 11, 2005
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  7. Bob

    Bob Guest

    I've added a hatch pattern to the ACAD.PAT file, but I can't for the life of
    me figure how to get this to show-up in ACAD without opening the ACAD.PAT
    file in DesignCenter and dragging the hatch pattern into an area that I want
    hatched. Even after I do this and it hatches the area the way it should,
    ACAD still does not find the new hatch pattern.

    What's the secret?

    Any feedback is very much appreciated. Thank you in advance,
    Bob
     
    Bob, Jan 11, 2005
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  8. or just (findfile "acad.pat") at the command prompt and see if that's the
    one you modified.

    Casey
     
    Casey Roberts, Jan 11, 2005
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