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kbendle585

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Hey guys, 

I have a .pat file problem. I want 6'x18" panels to be staggered 2' from one to another. Currently I have the panel size correct, but the panel's are centered to eachother line to line (staggered 3', not 2'). Please Help! 

*6'x18" Staggered Panel,

;%TYPE=MODEL,

0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 18

90 , 0 , 0 , 18 , 36 , 18 , -18

Thanks! 

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Is this what you are looking for?

*6'x18" Staggered Panel,

;%TYPE=MODEL,

0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 18

90 , 0 , 0 , 18 , 24 , 18 , -36

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Is this what you are looking for?

*6'x18" Staggered Panel,

;%TYPE=MODEL,

0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 18

90 , 0 , 0 , 18 , 24 , 18 , -36

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kbendle585

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Yes! That is it. Of course I figured it out right before you replied, but thank you. I'm slowly understanding these .pat's. 

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marmiketin1

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It can be a little bit tricky at the beginning when learning. 

Some tips to know are that there is a limit on how large of numbers you can use. I think it is around 1000 so you want to make sure any patterns you create, the lines repeat at a distance less than that.

Also the shift x,y plane rotates with the angle but the origin plane does not.

Here is one of the more tricky patterns I just made recently. I drew it in autocad first so I could measure my distances and figure out offsets and penup/pendown lengths.

*36in Star,

;%TYPE=MODEL

0,           1,0,                18,18,              34,-2

0,           -1,-1,              18,18,              2,-34

0,           -1,1,               18,18,              2,-34

90,          0,1,                18,18,              34,-2

90,          -1,-1,              18,18,              2,-34

90,          1,-1,               18,18,              2,-34

45,          1,1,                0,25.4558,          22.6274,-2.8284

-45,         1,-1,               0,25.4558,          22.6274,-2.8284

18.4349,     4.5,-4.5,           22.7684,11.3842,    28.4605,-28.4605

18.4349,     3.8667,6.4,         22.7684,11.3842,    4.0056,-52.9154

18.4349,     10.3333,10.3333,    22.7684,11.3842,    4.0056,-52.9154

-18.4349,    4.5,4.5,            -22.7684,11.3842,   28.4605,-28.4605

-18.4349,    -7.6667,7.6667,     -22.7684,11.3842,   4.0056,-52.9154

-18.4349,    -14.1333,11.6,      -22.7684,11.3842,   4.0056,-52.9154

71.5651,     -4.5,4.5,           -22.7684,11.3842,   28.4605,-28.4605

71.5651,     6.4,3.8667,         -22.7684,11.3842,   4.0056,-52.9154

71.5651,     10.3333,10.3333,    -22.7684,11.3842,   4.0056,-52.9154

-71.5651,    -4.5,-4.5,          22.7684,11.3842,    28.4605,-28.4605

-71.5651,    6.4,-3.8667,        22.7684,11.3842,    4.0056,-52.9154

-71.5651,    10.3333,-10.3333,   22.7684,11.3842,    4.0056,-52.9154

*72in Star,

;%TYPE=MODEL

0,           2,0,                36,36,              68,-4

0,           -2,-2,              36,36,              4,-68

0,           -2,2,               36,36,              4,-68

90,          0,2,                36,36,              68,-4

90,          -2,-2,              36,36,              4,-68

90,          2,-2,               36,36,              4,-68

45,          2,2,                0,50.9116,          45.2548,-5.6568

-45,         2,-2,               0,50.9116,          45.2548,-5.6568

18.4349,     9,-9,               45.5368,22.7684,    56.921,-56.921

18.4349,     7.7334,12.8,        45.5368,22.7684,    8.0112,-105.8308

18.4349,     20.6666,20.6666,    45.5368,22.7684,    8.0112,-105.8308

-18.4349,    9,9,                -45.5368,22.7684,   56.921,-56.921

-18.4349,    -15.3334,15.3334,   -45.5368,22.7684,   8.0112,-105.8308

-18.4349,    -28.2666,23.2,      -45.5368,22.7684,   8.0112,-105.8308

71.5651,     -9,9,               -45.5368,22.7684,   56.921,-56.921

71.5651,     12.8,7.7334,        -45.5368,22.7684,   8.0112,-105.8308

71.5651,     20.6666,20.6666,    -45.5368,22.7684,   8.0112,-105.8308

-71.5651,    -9,-9,              45.5368,22.7684,    56.921,-56.921

-71.5651,    12.8,-7.7334,       45.5368,22.7684,    8.0112,-105.8308

-71.5651,    20.6666,-20.6666,   45.5368,22.7684,    8.0112,-105.8308

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There is no meaningful upper limit on pattern size when loading a pattern using the HatchKit Add-In for Revit in conjunction with HatchKit - the upper limit exists only within Revit's Fill Patterns manager.

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kbendle585

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Wow... that is a complicated pattern! Nicely done. 

Thanks for the help guys. I've played with a few different patterns now and I understand it all much better. I will grab that plug-in but I really wanted to really understand how it works first. 

Thanks again! 

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