My issue is that I need to create a hatch pattern with text that is in its own. I am trying to create a hatch that has its own text, and I am able to do so by creating a new line type and applying it to a designated layer within autocad only. When I create a block, does it also create a text file with the same formatting that I can just copy into the hatch pattern text file? It just seems ridiculous to take the time to learn how to code using the text file formatting described in the link above.Is there a way I can save or convert a user defined hatch pattern into its own. One possible workaround that I've also been unsuccessful in figuring out, is importing the text-file code (described in the link above) for a user-defined block. Am I missing something here, or is this really the best that AutoCAD can do? It boggles my mind that AutoCAD can be as sophisticated as it currently is, and still require this cryptic, and extremely inconvenient means of hatch generation. This is absolutely not a problem, but relative to boundary hatching it's a huge pain. I've done plenty of research on creating new hatch patterns and applying them with the Super Hatch function, but again relative to Boundary Hatching, it's painfully slow and inefficient.ĭoes AutoDesk have any plans on streamlining the process of custom hatch generation?Īs far as I can tell, the following article describes the only way someone can create their own hatch pattern: What we're left doing is essentially copying/pasting the pattern, and adjusting the boundaries to the appropriate area. A number of us have had our try at it, and all attempts have been unsuccessful. I'm working for a private municipal engineering firm that deals with dozens of different cities, and each one seems to have their own standard practices, which in this case includes using their specified hatching patterns for different street surfaces.įor years now, our firm has used a custom hatch that we received from one particular municipality, but no one here has ever successfully imported it into our hatch library. I frequently use a range of hatching patterns in roadway design and I find the extremely useful for generating quantities that can be used in cost estimates.

To start off, I'm running AutoCAD 2018 Windows 10.

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