

Save the file as WoodFloor.pat and put it where AutoCAD can find it. Here is the pattern file, and you will notice that at the end, instead of a blank line, one can put a line starting with a * and then one can put a credit for the creator. Click the color box to display the Select Color dialog box. Appearance Color 1 Provides the option of selecting a color for the wood.

MATEDITOROPEN (Command) Find: Click a texture image swatch List of Options The following options are displayed. One cannot have a completely random hatch pattern, but if the repeat spacing is large enough, the eye can get fooled. Controls the appearance settings for the Wood texture. It is based on a plank width of 150 drawing units, and lengths to suit your picture. Hatch files with the '.pat' extension must be placed in the 'support' folder to be recognized and used by Autocad. There are also dwg files for mimic hatching and various roofing solutions. Once 'installed' with the command ' hatch ' you will find many models for every need. The hatch looks correct in the LT drawing however it appears to be a stand alone 'object' void of any transferable properties. In this category are hatch files for AutoCAD (.pat). I had a quiet afternoon so I wrote a pattern file for a Wood Flooring Hatch. I have copied a wood hatch pattern (wood1) from an Autocad 2015 drawing to an Autocad LT 2020 drawing.
