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atp171-line-type
Now hatch the above square of sides 10mm
atp171-hatch-patter
Note:
Have you noticed that the Hatch line is also ATP171 linetype.
In todays class we shall see how to customize AutoCAD Hatch Patters
Before this we should know where the hatch patters are stored in AutoCAD 2007 and
with what
extension
Generally AutoCAD has their hatch pattern stored in
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Autodesk\AutoCAD
20XX\R17.0\enu\Support\acad.pat
The extension for the pattern file is *.pat
Make sure, the acad.pat file is safe and a backup is created before you try to play with
the file
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portion of ACAD.pat file (end)
Dash and Dot lines at 90 Degree This represents the Hatch Description
90, 0, 0, 0.15, 0.15, 0.255, -0.255, 0, -0.255
90 This represents the Angle of Hatch Line
0 X Origin
0 Y Origin
0.15 Delta X
0.15 Delta Y
0.255, -0.255, 0, -0.255 This represents the line type definition
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