| Use Case | Description | |----------|-------------| | Custom pattern creation | Convert a drawn motif (e.g., brick, tile, fabric weave) into a reusable hatch pattern. | | Pattern extraction | Extract a hatch pattern from a legacy DWG when the original PAT file is lost. | | Reverse engineering | Turn a vector design from DWG into a pattern for use across many drawings. | | Compatibility | Share patterns without sharing the full DWG file. |
Manual coding often results in mismatched scales. Converters preserve the exact dimensions and units from your DWG.
There are three primary ways to perform this conversion, ranging from free scripts to professional software.
