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   How do I add already created hatches to Autocad 2012? I have PAT files from someone else. 

Edited by ncespedes - 14.Oct.2011 at 16:39

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ncespedes Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 17.May.2011 Location: United States Using: Autocad LT 2012 Status: Offline Points: 18	Topic: Add hatches to Autocad 2012 Posted: 14.Oct.2011 at 16:31
	How do I add already created hatches to Autocad 2012? I have PAT files from someone else. Edited by ncespedes - 14.Oct.2011 at 16:39

John Connor Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 01.Feb.2011 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD 2018 Status: Offline Points: 7175	Posted: 14.Oct.2011 at 16:39
	Put the hatch pattern in a folder that is in the support file search path of AutoCAD.
	"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>>

ncespedes Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 17.May.2011 Location: United States Using: Autocad LT 2012 Status: Offline Points: 18	Posted: 14.Oct.2011 at 16:52
	I'm in the options dialog box, I opened the "Support File Search Path" I see a "C\program files\autodesk\2012-english\support". What is next? Thank you.

John Connor Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 01.Feb.2011 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD 2018 Status: Offline Points: 7175	Posted: 14.Oct.2011 at 16:54
	Click on the ADD button to the right and then add the "path" to the folder containing your new .pat file(s).
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ncespedes Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 17.May.2011 Location: United States Using: Autocad LT 2012 Status: Offline Points: 18	Posted: 14.Oct.2011 at 17:26
	My folder with my new PAT hatches is somewhere in the C drive. Isn't there an specific folder where hatches live? Otherwise, I believe Autocad will not find the new hatches.

John Connor Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 01.Feb.2011 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD 2018 Status: Offline Points: 7175	Posted: 14.Oct.2011 at 18:39
	Listen very carefully. As long as AutoCAD knows where to find the folder it will find your .pat file. It could be on the far side of the moon and AutoCAD wouldn't care. That is why one types in the "path" to their file. Consider this "path" to be like a trail of bread crumbs to a hungry animal. It will find the source. If you want to put your .pat file(s) where AutoCAD does then make sure you know what the correct folder is. One way to obtain this information is to type (findfile"acad.pat") at the command line then press Enter. AutoCAD will display the "path" to the hatch pattern file currently being used by the program. WARNING! One downside to placing custom files in the AutoCAD folder is that you could overwrite the folder contents or the folder is deleted for some reason (maybe an upgrade?). There goes your custom files. Bye, bye. Edited by John Connor - 14.Oct.2011 at 18:41
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ncespedes Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 17.May.2011 Location: United States Using: Autocad LT 2012 Status: Offline Points: 18	Posted: 14.Oct.2011 at 19:24
	Thank you.

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