Now navigate, type in, or paste the path of the hatch patterns directory in the new box and then click OK:Ĭlick on the Expand button on the Hatch Pattern Panel:.
Navigate to the Files Tab, expand out Support File Search Path and then Click Add….
Once you have them all separated, then Launch AutoCAD / AutoCAD LT to a blank drawing and then type in Options or Red “A” => Options.
I use plain Notepad to make sure that the *CLG_GYP (red box) matches the filename and this cannot have spaces, the description following can have spaces In the example, the pattern file created is called CLG_GYP.PAT
Create each hatch patter separately, or if you have one combined, you will need to separate them all out into separate files.
I will be using D:\Hatch Patterns as my example
Best place to start is to create a hatch pattern folder (to make it easier for future upgrades).
The end of the pattern file must be a blank line.
The PAT file name must exactly match the name of the pattern.
Each hatch pattern should be in its own file.
Issue: You have custom hatch patterns given to you or created by you and need to know the best way to add them into AutoCAD so you can use them