diff --git a/src/scene/pipeline/circle_gpu.rs b/src/scene/pipeline/circle_gpu.rs
index a59f9614e..33104fcbf 100644
--- a/src/scene/pipeline/circle_gpu.rs
+++ b/src/scene/pipeline/circle_gpu.rs
@@ -306,7 +306,12 @@ pub fn extract_circle_instances(
 
 /// Allocation-free check whether this wire consists entirely of analytical circle/arc instances.
 pub fn can_extract_circle_instances(wire: &crate::scene::WireModel) -> bool {
-    if wire.tangent_geoms.is_empty()
+    // Patterned circular curves stay on the regular wire pipeline. Its dash
+    // path is shared with LINE/POLYLINE and remains consistent across file
+    // open/save cycles. The analytical circle path is reserved for continuous
+    // curves until its linetype phase/LOD behaviour is fully equivalent.
+    if wire.pattern_length > 0.0
+        || wire.tangent_geoms.is_empty()
         || !wire.fill_tris.is_empty()
         || wire.fill_is_3d
         || !wire.text_verts.is_empty()
@@ -344,7 +349,8 @@ pub fn extract_circle_instances_into(
     draw_depth: f32,
     out: &mut Vec<CircleInstance>,
 ) -> bool {
-    if wire.tangent_geoms.is_empty()
+    if wire.pattern_length > 0.0
+        || wire.tangent_geoms.is_empty()
         || !wire.fill_tris.is_empty()
         || wire.fill_is_3d
         || !wire.text_verts.is_empty()
diff --git a/src/scene/pipeline/wire_arena.rs b/src/scene/pipeline/wire_arena.rs
index 563047eee..8951b309d 100644
--- a/src/scene/pipeline/wire_arena.rs
+++ b/src/scene/pipeline/wire_arena.rs
@@ -1774,6 +1774,58 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(partitioned.regular.len(), 1);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn patterned_circle_and_arc_stay_in_regular_wire_pipeline() {
+        use crate::scene::model::wire_model::TangentGeom;
+
+        let mut circle = WireModel::default();
+        circle.points = vec![
+            [10.0, 0.0, 0.0],
+            [0.0, 10.0, 0.0],
+            [-10.0, 0.0, 0.0],
+        ];
+        circle.tangent_geoms.push(TangentGeom::PlanarCircle {
+            center: [0.0, 0.0, 0.0],
+            axis_x: [1.0, 0.0, 0.0],
+            axis_y: [0.0, 1.0, 0.0],
+            radius: 10.0,
+        });
+        circle.pattern_length = 1.0;
+        circle.pattern = [0.5, -0.5, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0];
+
+        let mut arc = WireModel::default();
+        arc.points = vec![
+            [10.0, 0.0, 0.0],
+            [7.0, 7.0, 0.0],
+            [0.0, 10.0, 0.0],
+        ];
+        arc.tangent_geoms.push(TangentGeom::Arc {
+            center: [0.0, 0.0, 0.0],
+            axis_x: [1.0, 0.0, 0.0],
+            axis_y: [0.0, 1.0, 0.0],
+            radius: 10.0,
+            start_angle: 0.0,
+            end_angle: std::f64::consts::FRAC_PI_2,
+        });
+        arc.pattern_length = 1.0;
+        arc.pattern = [0.5, -0.5, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0];
+
+        let wires = vec![circle, arc];
+        let depth_map = rustc_hash::FxHashMap::default();
+        let partitioned = partition_wires(&wires, &depth_map);
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            partitioned.circle_instances.len(),
+            0,
+            "patterned circular curves must not use the analytical circle path"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            partitioned.regular.len(),
+            2,
+            "patterned circle and arc must fall back to the regular dashed-wire path"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn partition_wires_partitions_thick_and_tapered_arcs() {
         use crate::scene::model::wire_model::TangentGeom;