Linetype customization

Hey guys.

I have been trying for a while to create a custom linetype.

I have wandered from tutorial to tutorial about shapes and linetypes and haven't been able to create the one I want successfully.

The linetype I'm trying to create is attached to the thread.

If anyone know how can I do this, I would really appreciate any help.

Thanks for your attention

Did you try using Express Tools MKLTYPE as well?

I just answered my own question. MKLTYPE picked up everything but the circle. Oh well, back to the drawing board.

draw your text and circle

using Express Tools' Txtexp command, explode your text to plines

using Express Tools' Mkshape command, make the 'text' and circle into a shape you can use in your linetype definition.

I wrote this explanation to make a custom linetype a while ago for someone else; maybe you can gather something from it

Here's the way I do it

 

1. Using the font you want at the height you want to display (say 0.1"), middle justify the piece of text (e.g. TOB). Draw a line from the insert point (middle) so you can pick an insert point.

2. Using Express Tools, explode the text into polylines.

3. Using Express Tools, make a shape from the polylines, using the insert point of the exploded text as the insertion base point for the shape. You can append the shape to the existing ltypeshp.shp file (after making a backup) or create a new one. We call ours Utility.shp. Make sure the .shp file is in Autocad's path. In this case I would name the shape TOB.

4. Add these lines (or something similar) to your acad.lin file (after making a backup of the file of course). *TOB,Top_of_Bank--------TOB---------TOB---------TOB---------TOB

A,.75,-.17,[ TOB,ltypeshp.shx,s=1],-.17

5. Load the linetype, set your msltscale=1, ltscale=1, psltscale=1 and the text will plot out at 0.1" no matter what your paperspace scale is.

The reason I like to make the linetype's text a shape is that it eliminates the problems that arise when the text style's height gets changed from 0. We also had problems when some text was inserted into the drawing with an oblique; some of the linetype's text would show as obliqued.One problem with this method is that you must supply the .shx file if you share the drawing.

 

Guinness and lpseifert...brilliant.

Nice one. Thanks.

Hi i am new this site i have 1 quischen

how to draw conture line in auto cad 2006

or autocad 2009, please tel me.

thanks & best regards

Sekh.

Do you have a series of points with elevations?

Thanks for your help guys. I have been sooo busy the last days, I'll try that until I get it done. Thanks again!