Applies to: ZWCAD 2018, ZWCAD 2017, ZWCAD Classic, ZWCAD+ 2015, ZWCAD+ 2014, ZWCAD+ 2012
Issue:
There may be a situation that you receive a drawing from your partner and would like the use the default hatch pattern set by ZWCAD but cannot find it.
Reason:
1. The original pat file is damaged.
2. The drawing providers may use a different .dwt file to create the drawing.
Solution:
1. Please copy the correct pat file to your computer, and that will solve the problem.
2. There are two default .dwt files zwcad.dwt and zwcadiso.dwt. They use different pat files which are zwcad.pat and zwcadiso.pat.
So in this situation, for example, you need a hatch pattern in zwcad.pat.
You can open the zwcad.pat file with notepad and find the hatch pattern sentences you need, for example Honey
just like this:
*HONEY, Honeycomb pattern
0, 0, 0, 4.7625, 2.74963, 3.175, -6.35
120, 0, 0, 4.7625, 2.74963, 3.175, -6.35
60, 0, 0, 4.7625, 2.74963, -6.35, 3.175
and copy it to the end of zwcadiso.pat.
That may help you solve your problem.