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AutoCAD hatch pattern
File type: Graphics file
Files with pat extension are known to be used for special hatch pattern format from AutoCAD.
Found 26 different file type records with the same pat filename suffix.
What is pat file?
File type category:
Graphics file
Date updated: December 1, 2023
File extension pat is associated with the popular Autodesk AutoCAD application used to create CAD drawings.
pat file contains hatch pattern used to texturing objects included in the AutoCAD drawing. It is vector based graphics stored in simple text file format.
These patterns can be used to add detail and texture to a drawing, and can be customized to fit the specific needs of a project. The PAT file stores the definitions of these patterns, including the shapes, sizes, and arrangements of the elements in the pattern.
How to open pat file?
Use AutoCAD to open *.pat hatch pattern files.
How to convert pat file?
Use AutoCAD to transform *.pat format to other formats.
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Associated software actions with the pat file
Software applications that can open pat files:
AutoCAD (Microsoft Windows)
AutoCAD for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software applications that can edit pat files:
AutoCAD (Microsoft Windows)
AutoCAD for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software capable of saving pat files:
AutoCAD (Microsoft Windows)
AutoCAD for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that create pat files:
AutoCAD (Microsoft Windows)
AutoCAD for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving pat files:
AutoCAD (Microsoft Windows)
AutoCAD for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Adobe Photoshop patterns
File type category:
Graphics file
Date updated: January 2, 2025
The pat file extension is also associated with the Adobe Photoshop, a digital picture image editing tool for Microsoft Windows and OS X (macOS) operating systems.
This type of .pat files is used for patterns and textures data.
How to open pat file?
Use Adobe Photoshop's Preset manager Menu-> Edit-> Preset manager to import or save custom Photoshop's patterns file.
How to convert pat file?
Graphics patterns can be most likely converted to other graphics formats.
Suggested software to open pat file:
Associated software actions with the pat file
Software apps that import pat files:
Adobe Photoshop (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Photoshop for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving pat files:
Adobe Photoshop (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Creative Suite (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Photoshop for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Adobe Creative Suite for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Adobe Creative Cloud (Multiplatform)
ArcView geocoding pattern recognition data
File type category:
GIS, GPS navigation and map file
Date updated: January 17, 2019
The pat file extension is also related to ESRI ArcView GIS software and used for files that contain geocoding pattern recognition data. Some sort of pattern.
Same extension is also used for ArcInfo Coverage files that contain polygon coverages. Same extension but different file.
How to open pat file?
You can work with these files using ESRI ArcView.
How to convert pat file?
Probably cannot be exported to other formats.
Suggested software to open pat file:
Associated software actions with the pat file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving pat files:
ArcGIS for Desktop Basic (ArcView) (Microsoft Windows)
ArcInfo (Microsoft Windows)
Black & White II paths data
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: February 23, 2018
The pat file extension is used by Black & White 2, a real-time strategic computer game for Microsoft Windows and Apple macOS (OS X) operating systems.
The pat file stores paths game data.
How to open pat file?
You cannot open this file type manually, it is accessed by the game automatically.
How to convert pat file?
It is unlikely that this file type can be converted to anything else.
Suggested software to open pat file:
Associated software actions with the pat file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving pat files:
Black & White (Microsoft Windows)
Cadterns Sloper File
File type category:
Vector graphic file
Date updated: July 7, 2011
The PAT file extension is associated with CADTERNS PRO.
The .pat files contains patterns for Cadterns Custom Patternmaking. Since version 5.0 the application is using the CTN file extension instead.
Suggested software to open pat file:
Associated software actions with the pat file
Software applications that can open pat files:
CADTERNS Pro (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that can edit pat files:
CADTERNS Pro (Microsoft Windows)
Software capable of saving pat files:
CADTERNS Pro (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving pat files:
CADTERNS Pro (Microsoft Windows)
Corel PaintShop Pro pattern image
File type category:
Graphics file
Date updated: July 14, 2025
The pat file extension is associated with Corel PaintShop Pro, an advanced photo-editing software, developed and sold by Corel Corporation.
The pat files contain image patterns from Corel PaintShop Pro.
How to open pat file?
Use Corel PaintShop Pro to work with *.pat files.
How to convert pat file?
Corel PaintShop Pro is able to export *.pat files to other formats.
Suggested software to open pat file:
Associated software actions with the pat file
Software applications that can open pat files:
Corel PaintShop Pro (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that can edit pat files:
Corel PaintShop Pro (Microsoft Windows)
Software capable of saving pat files:
Corel PaintShop Pro (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that create pat files:
Corel PaintShop Pro (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that print pat files:
Corel PaintShop Pro (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving pat files:
Corel PaintShop Pro (Microsoft Windows)
CorelDRAW vector pattern
File type category:
Vector graphic file
Date updated: June 23, 2025
The pat file extension is associated with CorelDRAW, a vector graphics editor for Microsoft Windows developed and sold by Corel Corporation.
The pat files contain vector patterns used by the CorelDRAW application.
How to open pat file?
Use CorelDRAW to open the *.pat files.
How to convert pat file?
Probably can be exported to other formats.
Suggested software to open pat file:
Associated software actions with the pat file
Software applications that can open pat files:
CorelDraw Graphics Suite (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that can edit pat files:
CorelDraw Graphics Suite (Microsoft Windows)
Software capable of saving pat files:
CorelDraw Graphics Suite (Microsoft Windows)
Programs for viewing pat files:
CorelDraw Graphics Suite (Microsoft Windows)
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
Software apps that create pat files:
CorelDraw Graphics Suite (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that print pat files:
CorelDraw Graphics Suite (Microsoft Windows)
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
ENVI surface view path data
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: July 20, 2018
The pat file extension is associated with ENVI, an image analyzing software for Microsoft Windows, developed by Exelis.
The pat suffix is used for files that contain surface view path data.
How to open pat file?
Use ENVI to work with *.pat files.
How to convert pat file?
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Suggested software to open pat file:
Associated software actions with the pat file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving pat files:
ENVI (Microsoft Windows)
Extensible Storage Engine (ESE) patch file
File type category:
Temporary file
Date updated: April 7, 2024
File extension pat is also related to applications, that utilize the Extensible Storage Engine (ESE) technology, developed by Microsoft and introduced in Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system.
This particular type of .pat patch files are created when doing a backup of the EDB ESE databases. PAT files are temporary files, that contain whatever transactions take place during the backup.
How to open pat file?
Used only in software based on ESE technoloy during patching. Not meant to be accessed directly by the user.
How to convert pat file?
A conversion of any kind for this type of .pat files seems highly unlikely.
Associated software actions with the pat file
Software apps that create pat files:
Windows Mail (Microsoft Windows)
Windows Live Mail (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Exchange Server (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving pat files:
Windows Mail (Microsoft Windows)
Windows Live Mail (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Exchange Server (Microsoft Windows)
File Investigator pattern
File type category:
Graphics file
Date updated: November 18, 2018
The pat file extension used by File Investigator, a forensic software for Microsoft Windows operating system, developed by Forensic Innovations, Inc.
The pat file contains pattern used by this program.
How to open pat file?
Use File Investigator to work with *.pat files.
How to convert pat file?
Probably cannot be exported to other formats.
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Associated software actions with the pat file
Software applications that can open pat files:
File Investigator (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that can edit pat files:
File Investigator (Microsoft Windows)
Software capable of saving pat files:
File Investigator (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that create pat files:
File Investigator (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving pat files:
File Investigator (Microsoft Windows)
Gimp pattern file
File type category:
Graphics file
Date updated: June 23, 2025
File extension pat is also used for graphical patterns in GIMP image graphic editor. File has the same purpose as Adobe Photoshop patterns but file is in different format.
How to open pat file?
You can open these patterns in GIMP.
How to convert pat file?
You can use GIMP to further edit and possibly also export (re-save) pattern files to other graphics formats.
Suggested software to open pat file:
Associated software actions with the pat file
Programs for viewing pat files:
GIMP (Microsoft Windows)
GIMP for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
GIMP for Linux (Linux/Unix)
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
Gravis Ultrasound patch
File type category:
Audio and sound file
Date updated: November 10, 2024
The pat file extension is associated with the Gravis Ultrasound and Forte Technologies
Instrument patch file containing voices that can be played back by Gravis GF1-based sound card.
Mime types:
audio/x-pat
Associated software actions with the pat file
Apps designed for playing pat files:
Awave Studio (Microsoft Windows)
Kega Fusion game cheat
File type category:
Emulator file
Date updated: June 6, 2017
The pat file extension is associated with the Kega Fusion, an emulator of various video gaming consoles from Sega, available for various platforms.
Kega Fusion game cheat pat file contains cheats for Sega games.
Suggested software to open pat file:
Associated software actions with the pat file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving pat files:
Kega Fusion (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Train Simulator track path
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: February 26, 2018
The pat file extension is associated with the Train Simulator, a train simulation computer game, developed by Microsoft for Microsoft Windows.
The pat file stores track path from Train Simulator.
How to open pat file?
You cannot open this file type manually, it is accessed by the game automatically.
How to convert pat file?
It is unlikely that this file type can be converted to anything else.
Suggested software to open pat file:
Associated software actions with the pat file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving pat files:
Train Simulator (Microsoft Windows)
MultiMate document
File type category:
Document file
Date updated: February 13, 2019
The pat file extension is associated with the MultiMate word processor.
The pat file contains document.
Most likely some old format without support from developer. No further information could be found.
How to open pat file?
Use MultiMate to work with *.pat files.
How to convert pat file?
Probably can be exported to other formats.
Suggested software to open pat file:
Associated software actions with the pat file
Software applications that can open pat files:
MultiMate (Microsoft MS-DOS)
Software applications that can edit pat files:
MultiMate (Microsoft MS-DOS)
Software capable of saving pat files:
MultiMate (Microsoft MS-DOS)
Software apps that create pat files:
MultiMate (Microsoft MS-DOS)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving pat files:
MultiMate (Microsoft MS-DOS)
Orchida Embroidery System embroidery design
File type category:
Vector graphic file
Date updated: November 13, 2018
The pat file extension is used by Orchida Embroidery System, a software for Microsoft Windows operating system.
The pat file stores embroidery design from Orchida Embroidery System.
No further information could be found.
How to open pat file?
Use Orchida Embroidery System to work with *.pat files.
How to convert pat file?
Probably can be converted to other formats.
Suggested software to open pat file:
Associated software actions with the pat file
Software applications that can open pat files:
Orchida Embroidery System (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that can edit pat files:
Orchida Embroidery System (Microsoft Windows)
Software capable of saving pat files:
Orchida Embroidery System (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that create pat files:
Orchida Embroidery System (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving pat files:
Orchida Embroidery System (Microsoft Windows)
Palace Server Rooms configuration
File type category:
Configuration file
Date updated: August 22, 2019
The pat file extension is associated with the Palace, a free graphical chat.
The .pat files contain information about rooms in user's Palace, such as their ID, layout, which room is the entrypoint into his Palace, and any doors or hotspots the user does have.
The new .pat file can be selected through the preferences server control panel option.
How to open pat file?
Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.
How to convert pat file?
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Suggested software to open pat file:
Associated software actions with the pat file
Software apps that manage settings for pat files:
Palace Server (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving pat files:
Palace Server (Microsoft Windows)
Patch
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: July 25, 2019
The pat file extension is often used for patch files.
A patch is a small piece of software designed to update or fix problems with a computer program or its supporting data. This includes fixing bugs, replacing graphics and improving the usability or performance. Though meant to fix problems, poorly designed patches can sometimes introduce new problems.
How to open pat file?
Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.
How to convert pat file?
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Pattern Maker Cross-Stitch pattern
File type category:
Vector graphic file
Date updated: May 6, 2019
The pat file extension is associated with Pattern Maker and used for its pattern files. Pattern Maker is a Windows application for the design of counted cross-stitch patterns.
The pat files are also used by Jane Greenoff - Cross Stitch Designer, but this is obsolete software.
How to open pat file?
Use Pattern Maker to open *.pat files.
How to convert pat file?
Probably can be exported to other formats.
Associated software actions with the pat file
Software applications that can open pat files:
Pattern Maker (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that can edit pat files:
Pattern Maker (Microsoft Windows)
Software capable of saving pat files:
Pattern Maker (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that create pat files:
Pattern Maker (Microsoft Windows)
PatternSmith cutting pattern file
File type category:
Vector graphic file
Date updated: May 26, 2017
File extension pat is also related to PatternSmith pattern-making software tools and used for files that contain saved cutting patterns.
A vector-graphics based format for storing cutting patterns.
How to open pat file?
You can open and work with these files using PatternSmith.
How to convert pat file?
Perhaps some kind of export is possible using PatternSmith, but that's it.
Suggested software to open pat file:
Associated software actions with the pat file
Software applications that can open pat files:
PatternSmith (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that can edit pat files:
PatternSmith (Microsoft Windows)
Software capable of saving pat files:
PatternSmith (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that create pat files:
PatternSmith (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving pat files:
PatternSmith (Microsoft Windows)
PCStitch pattern
File type category:
Vector graphic file
Date updated: May 6, 2019
The pat file extension is also used for stitching patterns created using the PCStich software. The program is used to create custom embroideries to be used in sewing machines.
This type of pat file seems to be embroidery pattern.
How to open pat file?
You can work with these files using PCStich software.
How to convert pat file?
Graphics patterns and embroideries can be usually exported and saved as other graphics files, such as JPG or PNG.
Suggested software to open pat file:
Associated software actions with the pat file
Software applications that can open pat files:
PCStitch PRO (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that can edit pat files:
PCStitch PRO (Microsoft Windows)
Software capable of saving pat files:
PCStitch PRO (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that create pat files:
PCStitch PRO (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving pat files:
PCStitch PRO (Microsoft Windows)
Photostyler hatch patterns
File type category:
Graphics file
Date updated: May 22, 2019
The pat file extension was also used in old product from ULead called PhotoStyler.
It was later discontinued when ULead was acquired by Corel. Pattern graphic format.
Most likely some old format without support. No further information could be found.
How to open pat file?
You can open these files only in PhotoStyler.
How to convert pat file?
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Suggested software to open pat file:
Associated software actions with the pat file
Software applications that can open pat files:
PhotoStyler (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that can edit pat files:
PhotoStyler (Microsoft Windows)
Software capable of saving pat files:
PhotoStyler (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that create pat files:
PhotoStyler (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving pat files:
PhotoStyler (Microsoft Windows)
Polygon Attribute table file
File type category:
Vector graphic file
Date updated: December 31, 2014
The PAT file extension is used for The Polygon Attribute Table (PAT) files that provide the linkage between geographic locations (polygons) and soil landscape attributes in the associated database tables.
Synology DiskStation DSM update
File type category:
System file
Date updated: November 20, 2023
File extension pat is associated with the Synology DiskStation OS called Disk Station Manager (DSM) installed in Synology NAS (Network-attached storage) devices.
A .pat file stores installation and update for DiskStation OS that includes new features and bug patches. These files are installed to DiskStation through Synology Assistant software for Windows and Mac or Linux.
How to open pat file?
These files can be loaded to the machine during the update procedure.
How to convert pat file?
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Suggested software to open pat file:
Associated software actions with the pat file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving pat files:
Synology Assistant (Microsoft Windows)
Vector pattern
File type category:
Vector graphic file
Date updated: January 2, 2025
Most used file extension for pattern files. Pattern files used many graphic programs or editors, such as Adobe Photoshop for Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac computers. No further information could be found.
How to open pat file?
Use compatible tools to work with *.pat files.
How to convert pat file?
Probably can be converted to other formats.
Suggested software to open pat file:
Associated software actions with the pat file
Software applications that can open pat files:
Adobe Photoshop (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Photoshop for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software applications that can edit pat files:
Adobe Photoshop (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Photoshop for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software capable of saving pat files:
Adobe Photoshop (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Photoshop for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
WarHack Warcraft 2 utility data
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: April 29, 2019
The pat file extension is related to the WarHack, a utility for Warcraft 2, a real-time strategic video game for various platforms.
This is a hacking utility that allows you to change the exe file of WarCraft II, which can result in some cool effects.
The pat file contains some kind of data.
Suggested software to open pat file:
Associated software actions with the pat file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving pat files:
Warcraft 2 (Microsoft MS-DOS)