Free Stand Alone Basic Hatch Pattern Tool *Full Version*

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Re: Free Stand Alone Basic Hatch Pattern Tool *Full Version*

Post by Husky » Fri Jan 28, 2022 8:08 am

Nice update! Thank you very much! :wink:
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Re: Free Stand Alone Basic Hatch Pattern Tool *Full Version*

Post by John Hyslop » Sat Apr 23, 2022 5:13 am

Hi All

Saving BHT Hatch Patterns to the Local Shared Path on Linux & Windows ,Please Use The Folders Below:-
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Linux [Running BHT in WINE ]
/home/username/.local/share/QCAD/QCAD/patterns/metric
/home/username/.local/share/QCAD/QCAD/patterns/imperial

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Windows 10
c:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\QCAD\patterns\metric
c:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\QCAD\patterns\imperial

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Note:-
If the [patterns,metric & imperial] Folders Do Not Exist You Will Need to Create Them..
The AppData [Windows] & .local [Linux] are System Hidden Folders But There is a Trick to Bypass This [See Gifs Below]
Once You Have Selected the Folder BHT Will Remember it for the Next Time You Run it and Save.
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BHT is a Windows 32bit Application That Can Run in Linux using WINE..
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Windows 10 Example Below.
Now Included with BHT-V3.2-Setup.zip
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Linux Mint Example Below.
Now Included with BHT-V3.2-Setup.zip
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I Hope This Helps..
Cheers
John Hyslop
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Downloads:-
BHT-V2.0 to 2.8 Downloaded 166 Times
BHT-V2.9 Downloaded 19 Times
BHT-V2.9.1.zip Downloaded 152 times
BHT-V3.0.zip Downloaded 5 times
BHT-V3.1.0.zip Downloaded 79 times / 4 compressed with UPX


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Re: Free Stand Alone Basic Hatch Pattern Tool *Full Version*

Post by John Hyslop » Fri Apr 29, 2022 7:42 am

Hi All
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I just added a new pattern I called it Ziggy because Zigzag already exists in qcad patterns, this new pattern gives you a little more flexibility with options to change X and Y line lengths "the gaps in between the lines are the same distance X & Y..
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That's a total of 14 user adjustable hatch patterns :)
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Other changes are as follows:-
BHT is now compiled into a Setup file.
"Add User Name or Comments Here" now clears when you click on it and whatever the user types in is retained throughout until the application is closed.
Help file is now added to the menu "in RTF format."
A folder is included in the zip file "Additional files" for some light reading and viewing :D
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A big thank you to Forum user PeteVick for all the testing, bug picking, general input and comments.. :D
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Enjoy
Cheers
John Hyslop
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Below is a fix for 32bit systems not being able to open the help file, it does nothing else.
You must already have BHT v3.2, or later, installed. If you don't, download and install BHT-V3.2-Setup.zip above


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Here are some samples using the new pattern..
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Re: Free Stand Alone Basic Hatch Pattern Tool *Full Version*

Post by John Hyslop » Tue May 17, 2022 8:12 am

For those having trouble displaying the BHT help file
I created the above patch.. if you're not having trouble
don't bother downloading the patch..
If you're feeling the urge to download something go here..
https://qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=9295
You'll have hours of fun creating your own qcad themes😁

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Re: Free Stand Alone Basic Hatch Pattern Tool *Full Version*

Post by J-J » Wed May 18, 2022 7:10 am

Hi John,
Just played a bit with your hatch tool. very nice work indeed.
Just a comment: the name given to the pattern is case sensitive, ie. 'name.pat' and 'NAME.PAT' don't end up in the same order in the pattern list. I believe that this is likely a QCAD feature.
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Re: Free Stand Alone Basic Hatch Pattern Tool *Full Version*

Post by John Hyslop » Wed May 18, 2022 10:17 am

Hi JJ

If you create in lower case the patterns will end up at the bottom of the list, if you create in upper case they will display in order along with the Qcad ones.. It's a way of separating your patterns from Qcads.. I could of made it upper-case only but as said it's your choice, I might look at adding a tick box 🤔 is that worth doing or are you happy to type in upper case 🤔

Let me know your thoughts and if anyone has pattern ideas for future releases I'm happy to look at that too..

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PS I'll make a note about this in the help file in next release. 👍
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Re: Free Stand Alone Basic Hatch Pattern Tool *Full Version*

Post by J-J » Wed May 18, 2022 3:38 pm

Hi John,
No problem, I was just puzzled the first time, I could not locate my test pattern, until I scrolled down to the bottom of the QCAD list. Don't bother changing, as you said, that is a good method to keep them separate.
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Re: Free Stand Alone Basic Hatch Pattern Tool *Full Version*

Post by John Hyslop » Tue May 24, 2022 8:34 am

Downloads:-
BHT-V2.0 to 2.8 Downloaded 166 Times
BHT-V2.9 Downloaded 19 Times
BHT-V2.9.1.zip Downloaded 152 times
BHT-V3.0.zip Downloaded 5 times
BHT-V3.1.0.zip Downloaded 79 times / 4 compressed with UPX
BHT-V3.2-Setup.zip Downloaded 34 times
BHT-3.2.1-Patch.zip Downloaded 6 times
BHT-3.2.2.zip Downloaded 31 times

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Hi All
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A big thank you to Forum user PeteVick for all his suggestions and testing on this release..:)
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Enjoy
Cheers
John Hyslop

NEW Version 3.4.0 UPLOADED BELOW
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Re: Free Stand Alone Basic Hatch Pattern Tool *Full Version*

Post by John Hyslop » Tue Jun 14, 2022 10:41 am

Hi All

This New Version Has a Pattern Called TEETH :)
It Works on All Versions of Windows 7,10 & 11 32/64bit, it's a 32bit Application & Also Runs on Linux if you have WINE or PlayOnLinux installed...
The Help menu now displays as a pdf file that has information on the program plus an image UI layout with explanations.
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BHT-V3.3.0-Setup.zip was Downloaded 120 Times
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NEW VERSION UPLOADED
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Enjoy
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Re: Free Stand Alone Basic Hatch Pattern Tool *Full Version*

Post by John Hyslop » Mon Jun 20, 2022 3:57 am

Hi All

I've had a request for a printable version of the Help file..

BHT_Help.pdf has been removed, it was Downloaded 86 times.

This has now been added as the default format in Version BHT-V3.4.0 :)

Cheers
John Hyslop
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Re: Free Stand Alone Basic Hatch Pattern Tool *Full Version*

Post by John Hyslop » Sat Oct 22, 2022 8:37 am

Hi All

IMPORTANT!! UNINSTALL ALL PREVIOUS VERSIONS INCLUDING ANY PATCHES IF APPLIED !!
This Version Has a New Pattern Called POINTS :)
It Works on All Versions of Windows 7,10 & 11 32/64bit, it's a 32bit Application & Also Runs on Linux if you have WINE or PlayOnLinux installed...
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BHT-V2.0 to V3.3.0 Were Downloaded 612 Times
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NEW VERSION ADDED LOOK ON NEXT PAGE :lol:
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Enjoy
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Re: Free Stand Alone Basic Hatch Pattern Tool *Full Version*

Post by ryancousins » Thu Oct 27, 2022 4:16 pm

Really cool program!

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Re: Free Stand Alone Basic Hatch Pattern Tool *Full Version*

Post by John Hyslop » Thu Oct 27, 2022 11:28 pm

Thanks :)
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Re: Free Stand Alone Basic Hatch Pattern Tool *Full Version*

Post by John Hyslop » Mon Oct 31, 2022 3:19 am

You might ask yourself "What's the POINT of POINTS" ? :?

Well thanks to Husky who showed me an Example of what it could be used for when applied and exploded..
So you see it can be useful for " Rectangular Arrays / Offset Arrays & Shifted Arrays.." as well as just hatch patterns :)
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Re: Free Stand Alone Basic Hatch Pattern Tool *Full Version*

Post by Husky » Mon Oct 31, 2022 6:08 am

Sounds like you have a point ... e_confused

Your BHT is great! Thank you for offering it for free to the CAD community.
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