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Add hatches to Autocad 2012

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Topic: Add hatches to Autocad 2012
Posted By: ncespedes
Subject: Add hatches to Autocad 2012
Date Posted: 14.Oct.2011 at 16:31

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



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Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 14.Oct.2011 at 16:39
Put the hatch pattern in a folder that is in the support file search path of AutoCAD.

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<<AutoCAD 2015>>

Posted By: ncespedes
Date 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.


Posted By: John Connor
Date 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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"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance."

<<AutoCAD 2015>>

Posted By: ncespedes
Date 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.


Posted By: John Connor
Date 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.


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"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance."

<<AutoCAD 2015>>

Posted By: ncespedes
Date Posted: 14.Oct.2011 at 19:24
Thank you.


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