MotifTactile guidance bars pattern — free hatch (.pat), texture & 3D tiles
Tactile guidance bars is a stone layout built from 3 tiles per repeat (sizes 379.9 × 35, 400 × 40 mm), repeating on the lattice a = (80, 0) mm, b = (0, 400) mm, a cell of 32000 mm². The seamless texture repeat is 80 × 400 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.
Tactile guidance bars in numbers
| Category | Stone, paving and cobble |
|---|---|
| Tiles in one repeat | 3 |
| Lattice vector a | (80, 0) mm |
| Lattice vector b | (0, 400) mm |
| Repeat cell area | 32000 mm² |
| Tile sizes | 379.9 × 35, 400 × 40 mm |
| Seamless texture repeat | 80 × 400 mm |
| Default bar pitch | 80 (range 50–200) |
| Default bar width | 35 (range 20–40) |
| Default slab length | 400 (range 200–1000) |
| Default bar end inset | 10 (range 5–20) |
Free downloads for Tactile guidance bars
- AutoCAD hatch (.pat)approximate: 80 edges as 4 mm steps
- Revit model hatch (.pat)approximate: 80 edges as 4 mm steps
- SVG linestactile-guidance-bars-hatch.svg
- DXF linestactile-guidance-bars.dxf
- Seamless albedo PNG100 × 502 px preview
The PAT files are approximate: this pattern has edges that a PAT line family cannot draw exactly, so they are drawn as stepped lines. SVG and DXF are exact.
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.
Tactile guidance bars 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
- 1050
- Cut tiles
- 150
- Whole tiles used
- 1200
- Area (net)
- 12 m²
- Tile area bought
- 12.8 m²
- Waste from cuts
- 6.7 %
- Tiles to order
- 1320
| Size | Full tiles | Cut tiles |
|---|---|---|
| 379.9 × 35 mm | 350 | 50 |
| 400 × 40 mm | 700 | 100 |
Open it in the editor or in SketchUp
Open Tactile guidance bars in the editor
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Questions about Tactile guidance bars
How many Tactile guidance bars 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 1050 full tiles and 150 cut tiles (1200 whole tiles counting each cut tile as one). The net area is 12 m² and the tiles bought cover 12.8 m², so cutting alone wastes 6.7 %. Enter your own room and tile size in the calculator on this page.
Is the Tactile guidance bars hatch exact?
Not entirely. A PAT file can only hold straight dashed line families, and Tactile guidance bars has edges that no such family reproduces exactly. The file draws 80 edges as a staircase of horizontal and vertical steps of 4 mm, within a fraction of a step of the true edge. The SVG and DXF downloads are exact.
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 Tactile guidance bars?
One repeat of the lattice covers 32000 mm² with 3 tiles. The smallest rectangle that repeats seamlessly in both directions, which is what a texture image needs, is 80 × 400 mm at the default sizes.
