Custom Hatch

[tarch]

Is there a way to rotate 45 standard Acad pattern "earth" so I can distinguish between backfill and undisturbed soil.
Thanks, Alek

[studio3p]

If you copy the Autocad hatch from it's text file into your own .pat file you can designate it's type as "Model" and then you should be able to rotate it to whatever angle you want. It's probably a good idea to create a of the Autocad .pat file first, just in case.

I'll attach a .pat file with the Model designation already made. You'll most likely have to adjust the scale upon importing into Revit. I don't remember what scale factor I used or I'd be happy to tell you.

[hugh.69031]

For a 45 degree rotation using HatchKit:

-Load HatchKit
-open file containing EARTH pattern (e.g. ACAD.PAT)
-select EARTH on pattern name pulldown
-select Transform, enter 45 in Rotation field
-save pattern as Revit MODEL,INCH with name EARTH45

(takes less time than typing this post. I admit I am not a good typist. :-))

Hugh
www.cadro.com.au/hatchkit/

The pattern follows:-

;%UNITS=INCH
;%VERSION=3.0
*EARTH45, Earth or ground (subterranean) @45 degrees
;%TYPE=MODEL
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Pattern written by HatchKit Hatch Pattern Editor
; HatchKit (c) Cadro Pty Ltd 1990-2004.
; www.cadro.com.au/hatchkit/
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
45,-0.066291,0.066291,0.25,0.25,0.25,-0.25
45,0,0,0.25,0.25,0.25,-0.25
-45,-0.30936,0.35355,0.25,-0.25,0.25,-0.25
-45,-0.24307,0.41984,0.25,-0.25,0.25,-0.25
-45,-0.17678,0.48614,0.25,-0.25,0.25,-0.25
45,-0.13258,0.13258,0.25,0.25,0.25,-0.25

[tarch]

Thanks guys
Alek