No matter what design you need or what type of texture you are looking for, we have the perfect solution for you! How do I get hatch patterns in AutoCAD? If you need help finding the right AutoCAD hatch pattern for your project or understanding how they work, we’ve got articles detailing various aspects of this tool and support file search paths for locating DWG files faster.

Hatch patterns can be obtained by downloading them from websites such as or by creating your own using the Hatch and Gradient command in AutoCAD. You can also find hatch patterns that have been shared online by other AutoCAD users as well. You can create your own hatch patterns using either the Hatch command or the CreateHatch command.

Click “Open” when you have found it, and it will appear in your Custom list of hatch patterns.Select “Load” from the Custom dialogue box and browse for your desired hatch pattern file (.pat).Click on the drop-down arrow next to the Pattern option in the Properties panel of the Hatch Creation tab and select “Custom” from the list of available hatch patterns.Select “Pick Points” to display the Hatch Creation tab in the ribbon.You will need to define the pattern boundaries and specify a hatch pattern, angle, and scale.

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