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SolidSmack: My Hatch Pattern Smells of Rich Mahogany

  • Rob Rodriguez · 2 years ago
    Nice Josh. I've installed it already. Wouldn't it be great if your CAD tools came with the hatches you really need.
  • Josh · 2 years ago
    yeah, it would. Maybe I should just design everything in plastic or mc escher.
  • Hugh Adamson · 2 years ago
    HatchKit can create and edit custom hatch patterns suitable for SolidWorks or convert hatch patterns from other systems.

    One minor point - the comments at the start of the SLDWKS.PTN file suggest that user-defined patterns should start with numeric identifier running from 501 up, 500 and below being reserved.
  • Josh · 2 years ago
    Hugh, looks like a great resource. I downloaded the free version and it was fairly easy to create a hatch pattern. Thanks for the post!
  • ron · 2 years ago
    That was great but it was only one hatch pattern. I would like a choice of about 6 or so wood types. How did you create that pattern?
  • Josh · 2 years ago
    HatchMaker Lisp Download (via Cadalyst)
    Extract the HTH2065.zip. Load the lisp (type APPLOAD). Then type DRAWHATCH to start the command and create a hatch pattern. Type SAVEHATCH to save the hatch as a .pat file. If you're using DWGEditor, you may have to just copy the string produced, but you have to do this anyway if you create a .pat file.

    That's the quickest way I know to make your own. you can open a .pat file in a text editor and grab the hatch pattern coordinates from there and then add it to your sldwks.ptn file.

    If you have an .SLD file you can open and save it as a .dxf with a trial version program like CadSlide from etecad.com.

    I added some more hatch patterns to the Sldwks.ptn file. You can download it here.

    Hope this helps!
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