Change the default .lin file that a dwg looks for when reloading linetypes?

[spittle]

Any ideas on how I can change this?

 

A drawing produced by a client defaults to the imperial .lin file when loading linetypes, I want to set it so it looks for the metric one every time to avoid potential LT scale issues.

[dbroada]

to do it on your own files you need to set acadiso.lin rather than acad.lin to be the default linetype in your .dwt file. Unfortunately once the drawing is produced the linetype definition stays with it. As far as I know the only way round this is to reload all the linetypes, this time pointing to the correct definition file. This is possible with either a script or LISP. Maybe somebody will be along with a routine (or better advice) soon.

 

Alternatively, send your .dwt to the client so that the drawing comes in correctly in the first place.

[chulse]

How do you go about changing the default .lin file that pops up when you try to load a new linetype? I'd like to set this to be my custom one and not the standard acad.lin...

[lpseifert]

I don't know if this is the best (or only) solution...

 

You could try renaming acad.lin to something else (e.g. acad-orig.lin) and then rename your custom to acad.lin

[eldon]

One way to force AutoCAD to look for the correct Linetype file is to alter the system variable MEASUREMENT. If it is set to 0, it will default acad.lin, and if it is set to 1, it will default to acadiso.lin

[chulse]

Thanks all - looks like I need to rename my custom one. You would think it would be a file setting or sys variable somewhere... will need to make that suggestion to them.

[mdbdesign]

One way to force AutoCAD to look for the correct Linetype file is to alter the system variable MEASUREMENT. If it is set to 0, it will default acad.lin, and if it is set to 1, it will default to acadiso.lin

 

Thanks Eldon, something new - never ending story with learning Autocad

[chulse]

...never ending story with learning Autocad

 

Isn't that the truth!!

[Daz Seaton]

One way to force AutoCAD to look for the correct Linetype file is to alter the system variable MEASUREMENT. If it is set to 0, it will default acad.lin, and if it is set to 1, it will default to acadiso.lin

 

 

Thanks Eldon, just what i was looking for.