CAD tip # 11415:

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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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See also:
Tip 13040:	iLogic - display information about complexity of an Inventor part.
Tip 12416:	How to export DXF outline of unfolded sheetmetal in Fusion 360, with no bending lines.
Tip 12018:	How to transfer an AutoCAD hatch pattern to Revit?
Tip 11409:	Catalog of all available hatch patterns.
Tip 11246:	Easier hatching between two polylines - Hatch2L.

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