shakn-1 Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 hi im creating custom line types but when i have a line with a word in the middle it will only come in properly if i draw it from left to right. but if i draw it from right to left it comes in upside down....... im trying to do it like this ----FH----FH----FH----FH thanks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 What method are you using to construct your custom linetype? Are you using Make Linetype? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakn-1 Posted February 19, 2009 Author Share Posted February 19, 2009 im using the linetype manager and opening the ".lin" file and making my own *F-FHR_LINE,FHR line ----FHR----FHR----FHR----FHR----FHR----FHR-- A,12.7,-5.08,["FHR",STANDARD,S=1.70,R=0.0,X=-3.50,Y=-0.80],-3.35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uddfl Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 As far as I know the text will follow the direction in which the line / polyline was drawn. If you want to turn it the other way, in the case of lines, rotate them, and in the case of polylines, you can use this LISP to reverse its direction (not tested): http://www.turvill.com/t2/free_stuff/plrev.lsp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Buzzard Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 That is par for the course. This is normal when you draw a custom line from right to left. I have a custom program for my linetypes that fixes that issue. It just rotates the line from its midpoint 180 deg. Works great. See attached, Maybe you can customize it to your needs. The Buzzard CLT.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakn-1 Posted February 19, 2009 Author Share Posted February 19, 2009 doesnt work mate, type in clt and it just says exit ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Buzzard Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Did you read the program instruction inside the lisp? You need to place the contents of the CLT.lin in the ACAD.lin File. You also must have the program in acad search path as well. When the program is loaded, Just type CLT to start. I just ran it and ther was no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Buzzard Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I need to go somewhere at the moment. I will check in with you soon to see how it went. The Buzzard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Buzzard Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 shakn-1, If you had managed to get the program going and it is along the lines of what you need, I can make a watered down version with one dialog with a list of any linetypes you may want to add. If it is OK with you, I will need the linetypes, layers they are on and their color. Then you can modify it easily on your own later if you need to or I can finish it off for you. Your choice Just let me know how it went. The Buzzard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Buzzard Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 shakn-1, I just checked to see why you would get an exit. The program is looking for the CLT.dcl file. Did you place it with CLT.lsp in the same directory and is this directory in the acad search path? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JONTHEPOPE Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 express menu tools make linetype ?! make sure you draw line x first than y or switch numbers in properties box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoonyspork Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 I figured this might be the best place to post this question since it's related and fairly recent... I am having the same problem, but with arcs. Reversing it will make it go in the direction I don't want it to. If I draw an arc so the text appears correctly then grip-stretch it to the shape I want, the text still reverses itself. Any ideas? Thanks! *edit* For some weird reason, I got an email notification saying I got a reply that said 'convert the arc to a polyline', which I can't see here. Just wanted to add that they're already converted to a polyline... whether it's just an arc or arc converted to a polyline, it's the same problem. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGAL Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 The only way I get this to work is to create a copy of your linetype in your LIN file but set the R value to 180 (rotate 180 deg's) in combination with a reverse lisp for the lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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