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how would you go about creating a surface pattern in Cad and then converting it to a .pat file to be used as a surface pattern in revit for an exterior wall surface? Thank you 
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Create in cad, copy to HatchKit, create hatch .pat file, import .pat file to Revit. HatchKit costs about $100 but is worth it if you have a decent sized firm and dont want to learn the text formating of patterns. http://www.cadro.com.au/hatchkit/ HTH Nick
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Okay I have the demo for Hatchkit and I am trying to create a hatch. I have created the pattern I want in ACAD, then I tried to copy the pattern to Hatchkit, but it doesn't get copied in? What do you mean by copy? Like Copy and Paste???
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You have to use the Windows Clipboard option from the file menu to get the pattern into hatch kit. Then you have to define the extents of the repeating portions with the red and blue lines. After that you just need to export the file as a .pat. Let me know if that works for you. Nick
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If you have an AutoCAD .pat file that you want to use in Revit, just open it in Notepad and add the line: ;%TYPE=MODEL or ;%TYPE=DRAFTING on the second line. Save the file, and you should be able to import it into Revit.
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