CRSA_890 Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 So VW when it exports to ACAD files, it exports a .pat file. I cannot find a way to import a .pat file. Is there a way? Thanks, Spinner Quote Link to comment
Guest Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 A .pat file is a hatch definition equivalent in AutoCAD. To "import" a .pat, you would need an AutoCAD file with a hatch definition included. These patterns then get converted to hatch resources tied to the imported file. Quote Link to comment
HHFurr Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 What if you don't have a AutoCad file with the hatch pattern included? Like from Eldorado Stone Quote Link to comment
rDesign Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 (edited) @HHFurr- this is not an answer to your .PAT question, but just in case you were specifically looking for stone hatch patterns, I have attached a v2016 file which has 6 stone hatch patterns similiar to Eldorado Stone patterns. 902-StoneHatch_Lib_2016.vwx As requested by another forum user, also attached is a 2011 version of this stone hatch pattern file: 902-StoneHatch_Lib_v2011.vwx Edited February 7, 2017 by rDesign added 2011 version of file Quote Link to comment
twk Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 (edited) 7 hours ago, HHFurr said: What if you don't have a AutoCad file with the hatch pattern included? Like from Eldorado Stone If you had the .pat file, and a copy of AutoCad, you could open a new file in AutoCad, apply that .pat hatch to some dummy object (rectangle,circle) etc. Save as DWG and then import this saved DWG into VW Edited October 25, 2016 by twk 1 Quote Link to comment
Boh Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Visiting this old thread. Is there still no way to bring .pat autocad hatch patterns directly into vectorworks? I just want a concrete roof tile hatch but can't find one in vectorworks. Have found a .pat file that looks ok though but don't have autocad so can't import it 3 Quote Link to comment
landes Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Any solutions to this one? I no longer have AutoCAD and want to use some of the hatches I have. Quote Link to comment
Boh Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 I didn’t get any further with this unfortunately. 1 Quote Link to comment
tsw Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 One workaround is to apply the pattern to a polygon using a free program like nanoCAD, then save a DWG and import into Vectorworks. A little clumsy, but it works. 2 Quote Link to comment
JHEarcht3 Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 On 6/4/2020 at 2:43 PM, tsw said: One workaround is to apply the pattern to a polygon using a free program like nanoCAD, then save a DWG and import into Vectorworks. A little clumsy, but it works. Free Nanocad shows the Gravel hatch I want as a fill for a rectangle, but the dialog box seems to be waiting for something, before it will allow me to execute. Are hatches not included in the free version? Quote Link to comment
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