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Natural stone (section) hatch pattern for Revit and AutoCAD (.PAT)

Natural stone (section)
A few repeats at paper size. This is a symbol: it shows what the material is in section, not what its surface looks like.
Kind
Drafting symbol (section hatch)
Group
Structure and masonry
Repeat cell
4 × 4 mm (on paper)
Scale
Same size at every view scale
Open in the editor: scale and angle

How to load it in Revit and AutoCAD →

Load it in Revit

  1. On the ribbon, Manage › Additional Settings › Fill Patterns.
  2. Under Pattern Type pick the file’s kind: Model for a model pattern, Drafting for a drafting pattern.
  3. New fill pattern › Custom › Import…, choose the .pat file and the pattern in its list; keep the import scale at 1.00.
  4. Use it as a material’s surface or cut pattern, or in a filled region type.

Load it in AutoCAD

  1. Save the .pat file in a folder listed under OPTIONS › Files › Support File Search Path.
  2. Start HATCH; the pattern appears in the pattern list under its own name.
  3. Keep the file name: AutoCAD finds the pattern by it.

Model or drafting pattern?

A model pattern is real size: a 215 mm brick is 215 mm in the file and grows and shrinks with the model as the view scale changes. A drafting pattern is paper size and stays the same on the sheet at every scale, so the view scale it was drawn for is in its file name. Use the model pattern for a material’s real surface and the drafting pattern for a symbolic fill in section.

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