Load hatch patterns from external PAT file

1. Select Other from the Pattern list on a hatch-related dialog box to open the Select Hatch Pattern dialog box. For example:
   • Select hatching in a cut view, right-click, and click Edit. Then select Other from the Pattern list in the Edit Hatch Pattern dialog box.
   • In an active drawing sketch, click Sketch tab Draw panel Fill/Hatch Region . Click a closed sketch profile in the graphic window. Select Other from the Pattern list in the Hatch/Color Fill dialog box.
   • On the ribbon, click Manage tab Styles and Standards panel Styles Editor . Expand Hatch styles and click a Hatch style. Select Other from the Pattern list on the Hatch Style panel.
2. In the Select Hatch Pattern dialog box, click Load.
3. If appropriate, in the Load Hatch Pattern dialog box, click the Explore Directories button to display the Select Hatch Pattern File dialog box.
4. In the Select Hatch Pattern File dialog box, locate a PAT file, select it, and click Open. Valid hatch patterns from the selected PAT file display in the Load Hatch Patterns dialog box.
5. Select one or more hatch patterns to load and click OK.
6. In the Select Hatch Pattern File dialog box, select Offered for hatch patterns to add in the Pattern list of hatch-related dialog boxes.
7. Select a hatch pattern to use it as the default pattern in the Pattern list of the superordinate dialog box.
8. Click OK to close the Select Hatch Pattern dialog box.

Tip: Export hatches from a drawing to a PAT file: In the Select Hatch Pattern dialog box, select hatch patterns to export and click Export. Then specify the name of the destination PAT file.