Glass or Mirror Pattern (Tip #2030), from Kevin Kinchen is useful for drawing windows and decorations. Copy them into a folder known by AutoCAD such as the main Support folder.
Start the Bhatch command by typing Bhatch at the Command prompt to show the dialog box (figure 2).
From this dialog box, select the Pattern "?" button to display the dialog box (figure 3). Pick the Custom tab.
If you copied the PAT files in the custom pattern folder for AutoCAD, a list of files appear in the left list box. Pick one to show a preview of the pattern in the right window of the dialog box.
Custom hatch patterns are a challenge to create by hand, and Harry tips his hat to these great examples.

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