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    can somebody explain to me how to make a custom surface pattern

    I need a metric running bond that is 725mm x 425mm; I've tried editing an exisiting patterns and I lose the offset of the running bond.

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    Default Re: making custom surface patterns

    Quote Originally Posted by thomasf View Post
    can somebody explain to me how to make a custom surface pattern

    I need a metric running bond that is 725mm x 425mm; I've tried editing an exisiting patterns and I lose the offset of the running bond.

    thanks
    The help file has a step by step set of instructions built in. "Creating a Custom Pattern"

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    Default Re: making custom surface patterns

    I must have been calling it the wrong thing cause I couldn't find that earlier; I was looking in my hard copy of the User Guide and didn't find it in there either.

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    Default Re: making custom surface patterns

    is there a way to tell Revit it is a metric pattern or do I have to convert it to english units

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    Default Re: making custom surface patterns

    do a search for creating autocad.pat files it is a "language" that revit adopted. Part of that language is the units, you can prefix the text in the .pat file with the units you want to use.

    take a look at the revit-metric.pat file in your data directory.
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    Default Re: making custom surface patterns

    Hi Thomas
    You have to define the units in the beginning of the pat file. this is how you define it.
    ;%UNITS=MM
    Remember to define if you want it to be a Model Pattern, here is an example.

    *Block 200x400, 190x390mm blocks running bond 10mm joint
    ;%TYPE=MODEL
    0, 0, 0, 0, 200
    90, 0, 0, 200, 200, 200, -200

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    Default Re: making custom surface patterns

    thanks everybody; it took me a few trial and errors and I got it to work

    tom

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