Project Patterns¶

Use the Project Patterns tab to review and manage fill patterns already loaded into the active Revit project.

Open Project Patterns¶

On the Revit ribbon:

Flow → Model → Patterns

Open the Project Patterns tab.

Flow reads the current project’s model and drafting fill patterns. Revit’s solid fill is deliberately excluded because it is a system pattern rather than a user-managed hatch definition.

Find a Project Pattern¶

Use the project search box to filter by pattern name.

Use the type filter to show:

• All Types;
• Drafting; or
• Model.

The results are sorted alphabetically by pattern name.

Review a Project Pattern¶

Select a project pattern to review its definition and graphical preview.

Pattern Manager identifies:

• the pattern name;
• model or drafting target;
• pattern grids and segments;
• its relationship to a pattern in the shared library; and
• its current classification or match status.

The library comparison can distinguish an exact match from a pattern whose name or geometry differs from the managed library definition.

Available Actions¶

Depending on where the action is presented, select or right-click a project pattern to access:

• Edit — open the definition in Pattern Editor and update the existing project pattern;
• Duplicate — open a copy in creation mode using the suffix - Copy;
• Export — save the selected definition as an individual PAT file;
• Create Filled Region — create a filled region using the selected project pattern;
• Conform Name — apply the ADa naming format to the selected pattern; and
• Conform Project Pattern Names — review and apply naming changes across eligible project patterns.

Edit a Project Pattern¶

Editing changes the existing pattern definition in the active project.

1. Select the project pattern.
2. Click Edit, or use Edit from its context menu.
3. Modify the definition in Pattern Editor.
4. Click Save.

Flow updates the existing project pattern and refreshes the project-pattern list.

Duplicate a Project Pattern¶

Duplicate when the existing definition is a useful starting point but the original pattern must remain unchanged.

The duplicate opens in creation mode as:

Existing Pattern Name - Copy

Rename and edit the copy before saving. Flow prevents the new definition from being saved with a project pattern name that already exists.

Standardise Names¶

For individual or bulk project-pattern naming, see Standardising Patterns.

Related Help¶

• Pattern Manager
• Creating and Editing Patterns
• Standardising Patterns
• Filled Region Tools
• Troubleshooting