Topic: Custom hatch issues

[Barry Clark]

OK, I made a test hatch pattern just so I can get my feet wet with the process. I borrowed the definition from a tutorial site. Worked yesterday, doesn't work today. I tried everything.

I even went and borrowed from the ACAD.PAT file this:

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*ANGLETEST, Angle test
0, 0,0, 0,.275, .2,-.075
90, 0,0, 0,.275, .2,-.075
then saved it as Angle Test.pat

and I still get an error that says there is a problem in the pattern file.

Any ideas? Something I overlooked?

[Sdoman]

Here are a couple errors I've seen:

Check that there is a blank line at the end of the file.

Only one pattern allowed per file.

[Barry Clark]

Thanks for the reply.

I checked my file and there is only one pattern and no empty blanks.

I modified the file to read as follows:

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*testthing, test thing
45,0,0,0,.25
It got me a little further. I can now see the swatch in the window of the Hatch Edit box; however, when I try to apply, on the command line, I get this:

"Bad pattern definition file:
Missing parameter on line 2."

[Jeff_M]

Hi Barry,
Both of the files work for me. Make sure the file name is identical to the pattern name and that you have a CarriageReturn after the last character.

[Barry Clark]

Hi Barry,
Both of the files work for me. Make sure the file name is identical to the pattern name and that you have a CarriageReturn after the last character.

Hey Jeff. Thanks for the reply. CarriageReturn? I am familiar with this in VB, but what is that in this case? Is it \r? How do I apply it?

would it be

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*testthing, test thing
45, 0,0, 0,.25\r

[Jeff_M]

Hit ENTER.......

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*testthing, test thing
45, 0,0, 0,.25

Note the blank line after the ....,.25

[Barry Clark]

Oh, for the love of Pete. I am just trying to be stupid, aren't I?

*hits ENTER*

[Barry Clark]

Can shapefiles be inserted?

I tried something like this and the shapes were not inserted.

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*testthing, test thing
45, 0, 0, 0, .25, .5,-.05,[X,X.shx,S=1,R=0.0,X=0.0,Y=0.0],-.05
Any thoughts?

[SPDCad]

Is the hatch pattern file name the same as hatch pattern name?
ie.
file name = ANGLETEST.pat

Pattern code:

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*ANGLETEST, Angle test
0, 0,0, 0,.275, .2,-.075
90, 0,0, 0,.275, .2,-.075
You get an error message when they differ. Usually this is a common error I make with my custom hatch patterns.

Hope it helps.

[Sdoman]

Jeff said it better: "Carriage Return".  That's what I meant by blank line at EOF, sorry for the confusion...  *typing on old typewriter* tat, tat, tat, tat, ta, tat, DING, Return!