Marcoe85 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Hi i've been creating some custom line types for use in drafting but am coming across and issue with how it positions itself i'm using mkltype creating the line i want for example ---UE--- however i'm finding when the line isnt a perfect multiple of the line type the text goes of centre eg. --UE----- where as it retains the correct length at the start and just adds more line onto the end not having reached the next instance of UE is there a way to make it equal out the lines on both sides given that it isnt long enough to duplicate the text at all any help would be greatly appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Let's see your linetype definition file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 If you use the Gas linetype that comes with AutoCAD, it seems able to centre itself. Perhaps it would be better to try and write your own linetype definition, rather than let a programme mkltype add its own take on matters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Or you could "borrow" AutoCAD's hot water linetype definition and substitute your "UE" for the "HW" and test it. If it looks good then you're all set. This is what the hot water linetype definition file looks like. A,.0001,-.1,[bAT,ltypeshp.shx,x=-.1,s=.1],-.2,[bAT,ltypeshp.shx,r=180,x=.1,s=.1],-.1 *HOT_WATER_SUPPLY,Hot water supply ---- HW ---- HW ---- HW ---- Change it to this... A,.0001,-.1,[bAT,ltypeshp.shx,x=-.1,s=.1],-.2,[bAT,ltypeshp.shx,r=180,x=.1,s=.1],-.1 *UNDERGROUND_ELEC,Underground electric ---- UE ---- UE ---- UE ---- I admit to guessing what the letters "UE" stand for. Change it if required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkmcswain Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 however i'm finding when the line isnt a perfect multiple of the line type the text goes of centre eg. --UE----- where as it retains the correct length at the start and just adds more line onto the end not having reached the next instance of UE is there a way to make it equal out the lines on both sides given that it isnt long enough to duplicate the text at all any help would be greatly appreciated No. As a simple example, if you have a linetype definition that says draw a 1 unit dash and a 1 unit gap, and repeat, how do you want it to appear on a line that is 6.7 units long? The A alignment code ensures that each interior dash and gap are exactly 1 unit long. The starting and ending segments are the ones who are modified (lengthened or shortened) The S alignment code distributes the extra space among the dashes and gaps (with the unfortunate side effect of ending with a gap in this case) *A-Align-Code, __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ A,1.0,-1.0 *S-Align-Code, __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ S,1.0,-1.0 Having TEXT in the linetype makes no difference here. The same rules apply. As you say, unless the entity "isn't a perfect multiple of the line type", then something has to be modified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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