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Header bond pattern — free hatch (.pat), texture & 3D tiles

Header bond is a brick layout built from 1 tile per repeat (sizes 112.5 × 75 mm), repeating on the lattice a = (112.5, 0) mm, b = (56.3, 75) mm, a cell of 8438 mm². The seamless texture repeat is 112.5 × 150 mm. 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.

Header bond tile pattern: tiles drawn with their joints

Header bond in numbers

CategoryBrick bonds
Tiles in one repeat1
Lattice vector a(112.5, 0) mm
Lattice vector b(56.3, 75) mm
Repeat cell area8438 mm²
Tile sizes112.5 × 75 mm
Seamless texture repeat112.5 × 150 mm
Default stretcher length (with joint)225 (range 100–600)
Default course height (with joint)75 (range 30–200)

Free downloads for Header bond

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.

Header bond 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
1400
Cut tiles
60
Whole tiles used
1460
Area (net)
12 m²
Tile area bought
12.32 m²
Waste from cuts
2.7 %
Tiles to order
1607
Tiles by size
SizeFull tilesCut tiles
112.5 × 75 mm140060

Open it in the editor or in SketchUp

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Questions about Header bond

How many Header bond 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 1400 full tiles and 60 cut tiles (1460 whole tiles counting each cut tile as one). The net area is 12 m² and the tiles bought cover 12.32 m², so cutting alone wastes 2.7 %. Enter your own room and tile size in the calculator on this page.

Is the Header bond 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 header-bond.

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 Header bond?

One repeat of the lattice covers 8438 mm² with 1 tile. The smallest rectangle that repeats seamlessly in both directions, which is what a texture image needs, is 112.5 × 150 mm at the default sizes.

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