![]() ![]() I was able to open the file CUTSTONE.pat in notepad and this is what I got:įollowing what you said and reading the link you attached I believe this is what the. Set "Save as type" to "All Files (*.*)" to ensure it doesn't as ACAD only sees files ending with the. Notepad tries to save any file to a text file having a. It may even be on that USB you mentioned. If so, look elsewhere for the PC equivalent. _ tend to float over from the MacOS side of things and chances are they are not readable in Notepad. To see why you can't have a pattern named. ![]() The file name should match the pattern name ie CUTSTONE should reside in a file called CUTSTONE.PAT stored in a folder known to your support file search path as set up in your ACAD's Tools>Options. Some lines containing nothing but numbers, none greater than 80 charracters wide You should see one kie (and one line only) in that file commenting with an asterisk " *" e.g: Open the pattern file with a text editor. pat files are simple text files that can be edited with a text editor such as Notepad or PSPad. Is this what Hugh and Eldon are talking about in terms of making sure the names are the same? If this is the case, I am unclear on how to change the name of the file, and what to change it to :SĪny help would be greatly appreciated Thanks ![]() When I look at the pattern name in AutoCAD it comes up as "._CUTSTONE ", where as in the actual folder the file is named "CUTSTONE.pat" The person who started the thread is experiencing the same "red line" problem I am. There should be a blank line at the end of the file.Įach line should be terminated with a cr/lf character pair. PAT file (More than one pattern is allowed ONLY in ACAD.PAT and ACADISO.PAT). ![]() PAT file itself.Ĭheck the pattern name is the same as the filename as eldon mentioned - file X.PAT should contain pattern named X. I assume by custom pattern button you mean 'User defined' which is where I found them but the box still just displays the name of my custom hatch and shows a red line through the box and wont let me actually select it Hugh's response I think may be able to help me, but I am still a little confused :S Thank u Pablo for that link, it looks like that person was having the same problem I am currently having. ![]()
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