FLAPJACK Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 I've downloaded a host of .pat (pattern) files to use as stone hatch patterns, but don't know how to get them into a vectoworks drawing as a hatch. Anybody know? Quote Link to comment
Ray Libby Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 It's not possible to import a .pat file into Vectorworks. You need to apply the hatch to an object in AutoCad, then import the file into Vectorworks. Quote Link to comment
FLAPJACK Posted May 17, 2010 Author Share Posted May 17, 2010 Thanks. I don't have autocad so I guess I'm out of luck. Any suggestionos to obtain stone veneer hatches? Elsewhere on the site it was suggested to get hatches from El Dorado stone but what I got are .pat files Quote Link to comment
Ray Libby Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 http://techboard.nemetschek.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=112436&Searchpage=1&Main=23937&Words=stonecad&Search=true#Post112436 Quote Link to comment
starling75 Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Thanks. I don't have autocad so I guess I'm out of luck. Any suggestionos to obtain stone veneer hatches? Elsewhere on the site it was suggested to get hatches from El Dorado stone but what I got are .pat files Try to download for example ProgeCAD smart, import your .pat files, apply to some geometry, save file as dwg and import it into VW ... ProgeCAD smart ... Quote Link to comment
FLAPJACK Posted May 18, 2010 Author Share Posted May 18, 2010 Great stuff. Helpful. Thank you. Hurray for the community board as a resource! As a new member I'm thrilled with the responses to recent posts. I will try to give back when I can. I've been scratching my head alone on some of this stuff for years! Quote Link to comment
Christiaan Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 How do you import pat files into ProgeCAD? Quote Link to comment
VincentCuclair Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 (edited) I don't have autocad so I guess I'm out of luck. Try Draftsight by Dassault, it's free and available for both PC and Mac. Edited November 14, 2012 by Vincent C Quote Link to comment
Christiaan Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Thanks Vincent. Ugh, these programs are an abomination. Any idea how to import .pat file into Draftsight? Can't find the app support folder for Draftsight. Quote Link to comment
VincentCuclair Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 (edited) Right click the Draftsight app icon in Finder(for Mac) > show package contents (or something along those lines, mine is in swedish ) > /Applications/DraftSight.app/Contents/Default Files/Support > copy paste I haven't tried this so I hope it's correct :grin: Edited November 14, 2012 by Vincent C Quote Link to comment
Christiaan Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Yeah I tried in there. Didn't work. Thanks for help though. Quote Link to comment
Chris D Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 30 day AutoCAD trial is what we used to do: http://usa.autodesk.com/autocad/trial/ Quote Link to comment
VincentCuclair Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 (edited) Well, the easiest is just to post the d..n .pat file here and I'll import it into ADT and post the dwg file for back for you Edited November 14, 2012 by Vincent C Quote Link to comment
Christiaan Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Well, the easiest is just to post the d..n .pat file here and I'll import it into ADT and post the dwg file for back for you You the man! But there may be an even easier way. You don't have a nice oriented strand board hatch do you? The one I wanted to try was this one (click on "download this tip"): http://cadtips.cadalyst.com/patterns/strand-board-hatch Quote Link to comment
Chris D Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 OSB hatch...whatever next... ;-) Quote Link to comment
VincentCuclair Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Having a bit of trouble here, how I hate AutoDesk programs and Windows.......!!!! This might help in the meantime: http://hatchpatterns.com/hatch_pattern_install.php Quote Link to comment
VincentCuclair Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 For what it's worth...... the hatch became scrambled on import to VWs...?! Quote Link to comment
Christiaan Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Thanks Vincent, much appreciated. Strange about that scrambling. Guess I better submit as bug? Quote Link to comment
VASI B Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 import hatches in Draftsight is right click on screen options file locations systems support file search path [add] a folder with .pat files (hatches) from your local drive Quote Link to comment
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