Foggy Brain 0 .pat files

Can't remember how acad decides which .pat file to load - can I control this? which sysvar is it?

if I want to make a .slb for acad.pat - what's the easiest way to do this?


Sorry, but I don't seem to be having much luck with the help file today....

 

Acad looks for acad.pat in the support file search paths. Alternately I have
set our workstations to look for a shared pat file on the network with this
(tested up to A2k):
(setenv "ANSIHatch" (cond ((findfile "x:\\network\\xyz.pat"))
;shared pattern file
("acad.pat"))) ;trap for custom
not available

To make slide libraries, easiest is to use
http://www.dotsoft.com/slideman.htm

Dan

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Can't remember how acad decides which .pat file to load - can I control
this? which sysvar is it?

if I want to make a .slb for acad.pat - what's the easiest way to do this?


Sorry, but I don't seem to be having much luck with the help file today....





--
Jamie Duncan

"How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants,
rather than to create it herself."
- Anais Nin (1903-1977)

 

Just went through the same problem a few late nights ago.
AutoCAD typically looks for the "ACAD.PAT" file for the hatch command.

If you have other .PAT files -

In the BHATCH command,

Select "Custom" in the "Type:"
Pick inside the "Swatch" box and ALL .PAT files will be found and able to be used.

 

I was wondering which environment variable can tell you which acad.pat is
being loaded. In my case it was acadiso.pat (searched the registry)


--
Jamie Duncan

"How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants,
rather than to create it herself."
- Anais Nin (1903-1977)

 

will have to try that, thanks.


--
Jamie Duncan

"How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself."
- Anais Nin (1903-1977)
Just went through the same problem a few late nights ago.
AutoCAD typically looks for the "ACAD.PAT" file for the hatch command.

If you have other .PAT files -

In the BHATCH command,

Select "Custom" in the "Type:"
Pick inside the "Swatch" box and ALL .PAT files will be found and able to be used.