How to change text in a linetype

[bumblebbabe]

I'm drawing up a landscape plan at work and would like to edit the text in some of these linetypes.

No idea how to really explain it properly, but hoping the attached image should explain what i'm looking for.

I tried googling it, but couldnt come up with the correct phrase to explain what I was searching for.

If anybody could link me to a page that explains it that would be greatly appreciated

[MSasu]

You will need to adjust their definition. Do you have access to the LIN file containing them?

[MSasu]

Please check the function LT_THF from this page; it will print on screen the definition of current linetype. Copy that into an ASCII (text) file with LIN extension and adjust it to suit your needs. Call the LTYPE command to load the new definition into current drawing.

[SLW210]

Please check the function LT_THF from this page; it will print on screen the definition of current linetype. Copy that into an ASCII (text) file with LIN extension and adjust it to suit your needs. Call the LTYPE command to load the new definition into current drawing.

 

The LISPs linked by rkmcswain in the last post in your link work also.

[ReMark]

Are you thinking about change the font that is being used?

[bumblebbabe]

I have located the acad.lin and acadiso.lin file and can edit them both.

I'm just not sure how to add a new linetype e.g. --- ME --- ME ---

[MSasu]

Use one of the tools from the page I suggested above and copy that definition to a LIN file; adjust it to suit your needs (there is information in help on definition's syntax).

I suggest you to don't add your custom linetype definitions to acad.lin or acadiso.lin since those were system files and may lost them at a certain point (i.e. when un-install AutoCAD).

[ReMark]

It was already suggested that you borrow and edit an existing linetype and use it as the basis for your new, custom linetype. See example above? That was based on the Gas_Line linetype that comes standard with AutoCAD.

 

This is what the linetype definition file looks like.

 

*ME_LINE,ME line ----ME----ME----ME----ME----ME----ME--

A,.5,-.2,["ME",STANDARD,S=.1,R=0.0,X=-0.1,Y=-.05],-.25

 

Now I have no idea what units you're working in or whether or not the line length and spacing suits your needs but it would be easy to tweak the above definition file to make it suit your needs. Now it's your turn. Go. Do. Have fun.

[SLW210]

Read through these..

 

http://www.upfrontezine.com/tailor/tailor15.htm

 

http://www.upfrontezine.com/tailor/tailor16.htm