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Creating custom patterns

Creating custom patterns

- [Instructor] This video I want to talk about a couple of approaches to creating custom fill patterns. Now, you may run into a need to create your own fill pattern from time to time when working in Revit. And, when it comes time to do so, you do have a few options. So, the first thing I'd like to talk about is if the fill pattern you want to create is very simple, just parallel lines, then it's actually very easy to do. You could do that right inside of Revit. So, go to Manage. Go to Additional Settings. And then Fill Patterns. And then you choose either between Drafting or Model. And then you'd click the New button here. You'd give your pattern a name, possibly change the angle. Possibly change the spacing. Come over here and possibly set a second spacing in the other direction with cross hatch. Or you could just leave it as parallel lines. It's entirely up to you. You only get one angle so you can't, they have to be perpendicular to each other. But you could create your custom…

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