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Girih bowtie pattern — free hatch (.pat), texture & 3D tiles

Girih bowtie is a ceramic layout built from 1 tile per repeat (sizes 127.1 × 92.3 mm), repeating on the lattice a = (41.5, 57.1) mm, b = (-67.1, 21.8) mm, a cell of 4732 mm². Download it as a CAD hatch, a seamless texture or SVG and DXF lines, count the tiles for your room, or build it as real 3D tiles in SketchUp. All free.

Girih bowtie tile pattern: tiles drawn with their joints

Girih bowtie in numbers

CategoryCeramic, mosaic and geometric tiles
Tiles in one repeat1
Lattice vector a(41.5, 57.1) mm
Lattice vector b(-67.1, 21.8) mm
Repeat cell area4732 mm²
Tile sizes127.1 × 92.3 mm
Default edge60 (range 10–300)

Free downloads for Girih bowtie

Hatch units are millimetres at the default tile size. For other sizes use the hatch page or the editor, which exports every format at the size you set.

Girih bowtie tile calculator

Enter the room, grout and tile size. The count comes from the same engine that lays the 3D tiles, so the cut tiles are real cuts against your room edges (a 4 × 3 m room is shown first). More patterns: tile calculator.

Full tiles
2382
Cut tiles
302
Whole tiles used
2684
Area (net)
12 m²
Tile area bought
12.7 m²
Waste from cuts
5.8 %
Tiles to order
2953
Tiles by size
SizeFull tilesCut tiles
127.1 × 92.3 mm2382302

Open it in the editor or in SketchUp

Open Girih bowtie in the editor

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Questions about Girih bowtie

How many Girih bowtie tiles do I need for a 4 × 3 m room?

With the default tile size and a 3 mm joint, a 4 × 3 m floor needs 2382 full tiles and 302 cut tiles (2684 whole tiles counting each cut tile as one). The net area is 12 m² and the tiles bought cover 12.7 m², so cutting alone wastes 5.8 %. Enter your own room and tile size in the calculator on this page.

Is the Girih bowtie hatch exact?

Yes. The .pat file draws the tile edges exactly: every edge direction of this pattern is parallel to a lattice vector, so a PAT line family reproduces it without approximation. Units are millimetres and the pattern name inside the file is girih-bowtie.

How do I use the .pat file in AutoCAD?

Copy the .pat file into a folder that is in AutoCAD's Support File Search Path (Options > Files), keep the file name (the pattern name inside the file matches it), then pick the pattern in the HATCH command. If Windows blocks the download, right-click the file, open Properties and tick Unblock.

How do I use the .pat file in Revit?

In Revit open Manage > Additional Settings > Fill Patterns, click New, choose Custom and browse to the .pat file. Use the model variant when the pattern must keep its real size on the building.

What is the repeat size of Girih bowtie?

One repeat of the lattice covers 4732 mm² with 1 tile. At 0° this pattern has no rectangular repeat within 80 m, so there is no seamless texture preview; the hatch downloads are unaffected.

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