Hatch Patterns - Drafting to Model type

[Steve_Stafford]

This text is taken from a post by Dean Camlin. He describes how to change a pattern to a Model type pattern. (Refer to Revit HELP for an explanation of the differences between them)

To convert any hatch pattern definition to a model pattern you need to add the line:

;%TYPE=MODEL

to the text file before the pattern definition. Then, Revit will recognize it as a model hatch.

In Revit, go to Settings > Fill Patterns ... Then, in the dialog box, select Model as the pattern type, select New, then Custom, then Import, and select the pattern file name (from wherever you have it stored) -- then, highlight the file name & play with the scale of the pattern, if necessary.

A little supporting data clipped from Mr. Kendszersky's recent post...

In Revit go to the settings pulldown, select fill patterns and then select the model radio button in the fill pattern dialogue box. Select new and enter a new model pattern name "Horiz. lines (Model)" you can edit line spacing, angle etc.

Once this is set, assign this new pattern to the material(s) surface pattern that you created. (Settings pulldown / Materials)

What is confusing is that revit does not distinguish between model / drafting patterns in the surface pattern pull down list when defining new materials. So the name that you give your pattern will help you distinguish one from another (model / drafting).

[Les Therrien]

I have tried almost every possible thing I can think of to get a stone pattern to work with Revit !!! I don't want to use a brick hatch pattern and call it stone anymore.

I've tried the above and get <no model "type" patterns found >

am I suppose to rename the name.pat ?

[ita]

Les

When you save the edited text file you need to save it as *.pat otherwise it simply saves the text file and does not changethe pattern file.

[Les Therrien]

please excuse my ignorance, but what text file? What am I missing here?

<< me of course!

[gregcashen]

in your revit\data directory, there is a revit.pat fiel...if you edit it and try to save, it will save it as a txt file by default if you edit it with notepad. make sure it is set to save as a .pat file.

[Les Therrien]

Ooooooooooohhh! Thanks Greg!

[gregcashen]

No problem, eh.