pattern file converter

[sumedha2512]

Can anyone please advise on how to convert ACAD hatches into Revit pattern (.pat) files.I believe that there is a converter available....can someone suggest which one/where to buy it?Is there any other way to generate customised patterns in Revit apart from writing its program?

Thanks!
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[jeffh]

I posted a LSP file which you can run in ACAD to create a custom PAT file from anyhting yuo can draw using lines and points in AutoCAD. You can find the file in this thread.

http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=79856

[Ning Zhou]

1) find pattern(s) in acad.pat (or acadiso.pat?), to my best knowledge, it's under Document and Setting ...
2) copy one or more pattern(s) from that text file and
3) save as seperate *.pat file for each pattern
or paste directly into revit.pat (or revit.metric.pat?) which is under C:\Program Files\Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010\Data\, not tested for this method.
4) add ;%TYPE=MODEL or ;%TYPE=DRAFTING to each pattern defination in order to specify whether it's model or drafting
5) Setting -> Fill Pattern -> New -> Custom -> Import to import newly created *.pat file(s)

[polyporter]

our firm needs to move all our autoCAD patterns over to revit, unfotunately we have a very vast amount of patterns, is there a program or something that can make it easier since, according to all the posts I've read so far, we would have to manually paste that one line of code hundreds of times and remember if a pattern is either drafting or model.

[sbrown]

read the revit .pat file. All you have to do is copy your acad.pat file and add a small bit of code infront of patterns you want to be model. its like %Type = Model. But read the file.