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Error in pattern file. Missing parameter on line XXX.

When trying to add a hatch with a selected custom hatch pattern, AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT displays the error "Error in pattern file." or "Bad pattern definition file: Missing parameter on line NNN.", resp. "Error in pattern file."

The most common primary cause is a missing end-of-line character (Enter) on the last text line in the .PAT file. Make sure the last line is an empty line - e.g. pressing Ctrl+End in Notepad should move your cursor below the last line of the pattern definition.

A .PAT file must by a standard text file, not a file edited e.g. in MS Word. Also remember that custom .PAT files should contain only a single hatch pattern definition. The individual lines of the definition may contain max. 80 characters.

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applies to: AutoCAD · AutoCAD LT ·

See also:
Tip 11409:	Catalog of all available hatch patterns.
Tip 11246:	Easier hatching between two polylines - Hatch2L.
Tip 10118:	How to export a DXF file with punch points from an unfold?
Tip 9937:	Preset displaying of thread features in Inventor 2015 drawing views.
Tip 8996:	Material-based hatch patterns in Inventor section views.

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