Other values correspond to the points on the rectangular extents of the hatch boundaries Sets the hatch origin point for new hatch patterns relative to the current user coordinate system in the current drawingĬontrols how the default hatch origin point is determinedĠ=Uses HPORIGIN. Specifies a default layer for new hatches and fills in the current drawing Sets the default hatch pattern name in this drawing Specifies the maximum gaps between a set of objects that almost enclose an area to still be treated as a closed hatch boundary The hatch or fill is sent behind the hatch's boundary objects. When the ribbon is inactive (RIBBONSTATE = 0), the Hatch and Gradient dialog box is displayed.Ĭontrols the default draw order of new hatches and fills in this sessionģ=Send behind boundary. Sets the default color for new hatches in the current drawingĬontrols the display of the Hatch and Gradient dialog box and the Hatch Edit dialog boxĢ = Hatch and Gradient dialog box is not displayed for HATCH and GRADIENT when the ribbon is active (RIBBONSTATE = 1). Sets the default background color for new hatch patterns in the current drawing Once completed these fill patterns can be assigned to filled region styles or materials as desired.Sets the default angle for new hatch patterns in this drawing The elements will need to be renamed but it is only a once only process and doesn’t take too long to do. The explode process converts the AutoCAD hatch objects to Revit fill patterns.

Within this legend view import the saved AutoCAD hatch pattern drawing and explode it. Once the drawing is saved, start Revit and create a new legend view, and name it, AutoCAD Hatch Patterns or similar I created a series of boxes about 250mm in size and adjusted scales to achieve a similar pattern density. Within AutoCAD, create a swatch of desired hatch patterns like the image below

But they can be easily transferred by performing the following tasks. However, there is an easier method use AutoCAD!ĪutoCAD has some useful hatch pattern definitions that do not exist with some of the out of the box Revit templates. However, it can be a difficult and tedious process, getting the correct format and syntax. On a previous post:, I talked about how a hatch pattern can be created in Revit using notepad.

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