diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawGeomHatch.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawGeomHatch.cpp
index cd73af2e33..00a703e5d4 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawGeomHatch.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawGeomHatch.cpp
@@ -106,8 +106,6 @@ DrawGeomHatch::DrawGeomHatch(void)
     m_saveFile = "";
     m_saveName = "";
 
-//    getParameters();
-
     std::string patFilter("pat files (*.pat *.PAT);;All files (*)");
     FilePattern.setFilter(patFilter);
 
@@ -538,31 +536,6 @@ TopoDS_Face DrawGeomHatch::extractFace(DrawViewPart* source, int iface )
     return result;
 }
 
-void DrawGeomHatch::getParameters(void)
-{
-    Base::Reference<ParameterGrp> hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetUserParameter()
-        .GetGroup("BaseApp")->GetGroup("Preferences")->GetGroup("Mod/TechDraw/PAT");
-
-    std::string defaultDir = App::Application::getResourceDir() + "Mod/TechDraw/PAT/";
-    std::string defaultFileName = defaultDir + "FCPAT.pat";
-    QString patternFileName = QString::fromStdString(hGrp->GetASCII("FilePattern",defaultFileName.c_str()));
-    if (patternFileName.isEmpty()) {
-        patternFileName = QString::fromStdString(defaultFileName);
-    }
-    QFileInfo tfi(patternFileName);
-        if (tfi.isReadable()) {
-            FilePattern.setValue(patternFileName.toUtf8().constData());
-        } else {
-            Base::Console().Error("DrawGeomHatch: PAT file: %s Not Found\n",patternFileName.toUtf8().constData());
-        }
-    hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetUserParameter()
-        .GetGroup("BaseApp")->GetGroup("Preferences")->GetGroup("Mod/TechDraw/PAT");
-    std::string defaultNamePattern = "Diamond";
-    NamePattern.setValue(hGrp->GetASCII("NamePattern",defaultNamePattern.c_str()));
-
-}
-
-
 PyObject *DrawGeomHatch::getPyObject(void)
 {
     if (PythonObject.is(Py::_None())) {
@@ -646,9 +619,12 @@ std::string DrawGeomHatch::prefGeomHatchFile(void)
 
     std::string defaultDir = App::Application::getResourceDir() + "Mod/TechDraw/PAT/";
     std::string defaultFileName = defaultDir + "FCPAT.pat";
-    std::string result = hGrp->GetASCII("FilePattern", defaultFileName.c_str());
-    if (result.empty()) {
+    std::string prefHatchFile = hGrp->GetASCII("FilePattern", defaultFileName.c_str());
+    std::string result = prefHatchFile;
+    Base::FileInfo fi(result);
+    if (!fi.isReadable()) {
         result = defaultFileName;
+        Base::Console().Warning("Pat Hatch File: %s is not readable\n", prefHatchFile.c_str());
     }
     return result;
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawGeomHatch.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawGeomHatch.h
index 630c928619..085b2f0ae6 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawGeomHatch.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawGeomHatch.h
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ protected:
 
     void makeLineSets(void);
 
-    void getParameters(void);
     std::vector<PATLineSpec> getDecodedSpecsFromFile();
     std::vector<LineSet> m_lineSets;
     std::string m_saveFile;
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawHatch.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawHatch.cpp
index 36aa2ec79c..82cecded34 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawHatch.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawHatch.cpp
@@ -266,9 +266,12 @@ std::string DrawHatch::prefSvgHatch(void)
 
     std::string defaultDir = App::Application::getResourceDir() + "Mod/TechDraw/Patterns/";
     std::string defaultFileName = defaultDir + "simple.svg";
-    std::string result = hGrp->GetASCII("FileHatch",defaultFileName.c_str());
-    if (result.empty()) {
+    std::string prefHatchFile = hGrp->GetASCII("FileHatch",defaultFileName.c_str());
+    std::string result = prefHatchFile;
+    Base::FileInfo fi(result);
+    if (!fi.isReadable()) {
         result = defaultFileName;
+        Base::Console().Warning("Svg Hatch File: %s is not readable\n", prefHatchFile.c_str());
     }
     return result;
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/Preferences.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/Preferences.cpp
index 21fff4b28c..433e76ffe8 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/Preferences.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/Preferences.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <App/Material.h>
 #include <Base/Console.h>
 #include <Base/Exception.h>
+#include <Base/FileInfo.h>
 #include <Base/Parameter.h>
 #include <Base/Vector3D.h>
 
@@ -191,9 +192,12 @@ QString Preferences::defaultTemplate()
                                          GetGroup("Mod/TechDraw/Files");
     std::string defaultDir = App::Application::getResourceDir() + "Mod/TechDraw/Templates/";
     std::string defaultFileName = defaultDir + "A4_LandscapeTD.svg";
-    QString templateFileName = QString::fromStdString(hGrp->GetASCII("TemplateFile",defaultFileName.c_str()));
-    if (templateFileName.isEmpty()) {
+    std::string prefFileName = hGrp->GetASCII("TemplateFile",defaultFileName.c_str());
+    QString templateFileName = QString::fromStdString(prefFileName);
+    Base::FileInfo fi(prefFileName);
+    if (!fi.isReadable()) {
         templateFileName = QString::fromStdString(defaultFileName);
+        Base::Console().Warning("Template File: %s is not readable\n", prefFileName.c_str());
     }
     return templateFileName;
 }
@@ -204,7 +208,13 @@ QString Preferences::defaultTemplateDir()
         .GetGroup("BaseApp")->GetGroup("Preferences")->GetGroup("Mod/TechDraw/Files");
 
     std::string defaultDir = App::Application::getResourceDir() + "Mod/TechDraw/Templates";
-    QString templateDir = QString::fromStdString(hGrp->GetASCII("TemplateDir", defaultDir.c_str()));
+    std::string prefTemplateDir = hGrp->GetASCII("TemplateDir", defaultDir.c_str());
+    QString templateDir = QString::fromStdString(prefTemplateDir);
+    Base::FileInfo fi(prefTemplateDir);
+    if (!fi.isReadable()) {
+        templateDir = QString::fromStdString(defaultDir);
+        Base::Console().Warning("Template Directory: %s is not readable\n", prefTemplateDir.c_str());
+   }
     return templateDir;
 }
 
@@ -215,7 +225,11 @@ std::string Preferences::lineGroupFile()
                                          GetGroup("Preferences")->GetGroup("Mod/TechDraw/Files");
     std::string defaultDir = App::Application::getResourceDir() + "Mod/TechDraw/LineGroup/";
     std::string defaultFileName = defaultDir + "LineGroup.csv";
-    
     std::string lgFileName = hGrp->GetASCII("LineGroupFile",defaultFileName.c_str());
+    Base::FileInfo fi(lgFileName);
+    if (!fi.isReadable()) {
+        lgFileName = defaultFileName;
+        Base::Console().Warning("Line Group File: %s is not readable\n", lgFileName.c_str());
+    }
     return lgFileName;
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/PreferencesGui.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/PreferencesGui.cpp
index 7ef0388c2e..aa6ba842bf 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/PreferencesGui.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/PreferencesGui.cpp
@@ -202,6 +202,12 @@ QString PreferencesGui::weldingDirectory()
                                     
     std::string symbolDir = hGrp->GetASCII("WeldingDir", defaultDir.c_str());
     QString qSymbolDir = QString::fromUtf8(symbolDir.c_str());
+    Base::FileInfo fi(symbolDir);
+    if (!fi.isReadable()) {
+        qSymbolDir = QString::fromUtf8(defaultDir.c_str());
+        Base::Console().Warning("Welding Directory: %s is not readable\n", symbolDir.c_str());
+
+    }
     return qSymbolDir;
 }