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Issue:
How to install custom hatch patterns in AutoCAD using PAT files.Solution:
Copy the PAT files into the default Support folder (listed below) that AutoCAD uses to find hatch patterns. Added PAT files will cause hatches to be listed under the User Defined or Custom hatch menu within AutoCAD. Windows Vista, 7, 8, and 10:- C:Users<USER>AppDataRoamingAutodeskAutoCAD 20xxRxx.x<LANGUAGE>Support
- C:Documents and Settings<USER>Application DataAutodeskAutoCAD 20xxRxx.x<LANGUAGE>Support
Notes:
- For AutoCAD 2009 and earlier, the default location is: C:Program FilesAutodeskAutoCAD 20xxSupport
- The 'AppData' and 'Application Data' folders in the above paths are hidden folders (see How to turn on hidden files and folders on Windows).
- ~Home/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/AutoCAD 201x/Rxx.x/roaming/@<LANGUAGE>@/Support/Hatch Patterns
Note: For AutoCAD for Mac 2011-2015, the default location is ~Home/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/roaming/AutoCAD 201x/Rxx.x/<LANGUAGE>/Support
Note: The default path is specified in the Support File Search Path listed under the Files
Note: If there is no longer a .pat file of the old hatch use the express tool SUPERHATCH to try and bring in the custom hatch pattern.
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Products:
AutoCAD for Mac; AutoCAD LT for Mac; AutoCAD Products;Issue:
How to install custom hatch patterns in AutoCAD using PAT files.Solution:
Copy the PAT files into the default Support folder (listed below) that AutoCAD uses to find hatch patterns. Added PAT files will cause hatches to be listed under the User Defined or Custom hatch menu within AutoCAD. Windows Vista, 7, 8, and 10:- C:Users<USER>AppDataRoamingAutodeskAutoCAD 20xxRxx.x<LANGUAGE>Support
- C:Documents and Settings<USER>Application DataAutodeskAutoCAD 20xxRxx.x<LANGUAGE>Support
Notes:
- For AutoCAD 2009 and earlier, the default location is: C:Program FilesAutodeskAutoCAD 20xxSupport
- The 'AppData' and 'Application Data' folders in the above paths are hidden folders (see How to turn on hidden files and folders on Windows).
- ~Home/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/AutoCAD 201x/Rxx.x/roaming/@<LANGUAGE>@/Support/Hatch Patterns
Note: For AutoCAD for Mac 2011-2015, the default location is ~Home/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/roaming/AutoCAD 201x/Rxx.x/<LANGUAGE>/Support
Note: The default path is specified in the Support File Search Path listed under the Files tab in Options. It is usually the first one shown, pointing to the current user folder.
Note: If there is no longer a .pat file of the old hatch use the express tool SUPERHATCH to try and bring in the custom hatch pattern.