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(For some reason \pgfgetlastxy seems to work for all but the very first node of the tikzpicture. This is the reason for \path (0,0); here.)

Finally, let me mention that patterns are tricky (OK, we know that;-): if you convert the resulting pdf to another format, the patterns may get shifted around.

Finally, let me mention that patterns are tricky (OK, we know that;-): if you convert the resulting pdf to another format, the patterns may get shifted around.

One can also make the pattern transformation part of the definition of the nodes.

\documentclass[tikz,border=5mm]{standalone} \usetikzlibrary{patterns.meta} \pgfdeclarepattern{ name=MovableLines, parameters={ \pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/distance}, \pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/angle}, \pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/xshift}, \pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/yshift}, \pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/line width}, }, bottom left={% \pgfpoint {-.5*(\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/distance})}% {-.5*(\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/distance})}}, top right={% \pgfpoint {.5*(\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/distance})}% {.5*(\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/distance})}}, tile size={% \pgfpoint {\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/distance}}% {\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/distance}}}, tile transformation={% \pgftransformshift{% \pgfpoint {\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/xshift}}% {\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/yshift}}}% \pgftransformrotate{\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/angle}}}, defaults={ distance/.initial=3pt, angle/.initial=0, xshift/.initial=0pt, yshift/.initial=0pt, line width/.initial=\the\pgflinewidth, }, code={% \pgfsetlinewidth{\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/line width}}% \pgfpathmoveto{\pgfpoint{-.5*(\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/distance})}{0pt}}% \pgfpathlineto{\pgfpoint{.5*(\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/distance})}{0pt}}% \pgfusepath{stroke}% }, } \begin{document} \begin{tikzpicture}[here/.code={\pgfgetlastxy{\myx}{\myy}}] \path (0,0); \foreach \n in {0,...,5} { \node [rectangle,draw,minimum size=1cm,here, pattern={MovableLines[xshift={\myx},yshift={\myy},angle=-45,distance={sqrt(0.5)*3pt}, line width=0.4pt]}] at (1.1*\n cm, 0) {}; \node [rectangle,draw,minimum size=1cm,here, pattern={Dots[xshift={\myx},yshift={\myy}]}] at (1.1*\n cm, 1.1) {}; } \end{tikzpicture} \end{document} 

One can also make the pattern transformation part of the definition of the nodes, but this requires some extra work.

One can definitely make the pattern transformation part of the definition of the nodes. Please let me know if this is to be spelled out.

One can also make the pattern transformation part of the definition of the nodes.

\documentclass[tikz,border=5mm]{standalone} \usetikzlibrary{patterns.meta} \pgfdeclarepattern{ name=MovableLines, parameters={ \pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/distance}, \pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/angle}, \pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/xshift}, \pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/yshift}, \pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/line width}, }, bottom left={% \pgfpoint {-.5*(\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/distance})}% {-.5*(\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/distance})}}, top right={% \pgfpoint {.5*(\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/distance})}% {.5*(\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/distance})}}, tile size={% \pgfpoint {\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/distance}}% {\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/distance}}}, tile transformation={% \pgftransformshift{% \pgfpoint {\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/xshift}}% {\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/yshift}}}% \pgftransformrotate{\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/angle}}}, defaults={ distance/.initial=3pt, angle/.initial=0, xshift/.initial=0pt, yshift/.initial=0pt, line width/.initial=\the\pgflinewidth, }, code={% \pgfsetlinewidth{\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/line width}}% \pgfpathmoveto{\pgfpoint{-.5*(\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/distance})}{0pt}}% \pgfpathlineto{\pgfpoint{.5*(\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgf/pattern keys/distance})}{0pt}}% \pgfusepath{stroke}% }, } \begin{document} \begin{tikzpicture}[here/.code={\pgfgetlastxy{\myx}{\myy}}] \path (0,0); \foreach \n in {0,...,5} { \node [rectangle,draw,minimum size=1cm,here, pattern={MovableLines[xshift={\myx},yshift={\myy},angle=-45,distance={sqrt(0.5)*3pt}, line width=0.4pt]}] at (1.1*\n cm, 0) {}; \node [rectangle,draw,minimum size=1cm,here, pattern={Dots[xshift={\myx},yshift={\myy}]}] at (1.1*\n cm, 1.1) {}; } \end{tikzpicture} \end{document} 

(For some reason \pgfgetlastxy seems to work for all but the very first node of the tikzpicture. This is the reason for \path (0,0); here.)