bumblebbabe Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSasu Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 You will need to adjust their definition. Do you have access to the LIN file containing them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSasu Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Are you thinking about change the font that is being used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebbabe Posted July 30, 2014 Author Share Posted July 30, 2014 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 --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSasu Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 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). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Read through these.. http://www.upfrontezine.com/tailor/tailor15.htm http://www.upfrontezine.com/tailor/tailor16.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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