Efeezy Posted May 7, 2010 Posted May 7, 2010 THIS IS USED FOR PIPES OR WIRES. I DON'T LIKE THE SPACING ON THE GAP CAN SOME ONE HELP? TO LOAD THIS GO TO LINETYPES, OTHER. cut and paste it text document and and save extention as .Lin I GOT THIS TO WORK BUT I AM HAVING PROBLEMS FIGURING OUT TO GET THE GAP IN THE LINE TIGHTER. ANYONE KNOW? IT IS LIKE THIS ------- S,V ------ I NEED IT LIKE THIS ------S,V-------- ANYONE KNOW??? *S_V_VERTICAL, Line ----S,V----S,V----S,V----S,V----S,V----S,V-- A,.25,-.25,["S,V",STANDARD,S=.05,R=90.0,X=-0.15,Y=-0.025],-.25 Quote
rkmcswain Posted May 7, 2010 Posted May 7, 2010 Have you read up on the linetype syntax in the customization guide? The positive numbers are dashes, the negative numbers are spaces, and of course the info inside the brackets is the text part of the linetype. Start by making the spaces smaller (there is a space on both sides of the text) Quote
ReMark Posted May 7, 2010 Posted May 7, 2010 You got it for free and it's not the end of the world so calm down. If you have Express Tools loaded you can create your own linetype using the Make Linetype command and the Make Shape command. Plus there are plenty of free AutoCAD style linetypes available for download on the Internet. Quote
ReMark Posted May 7, 2010 Posted May 7, 2010 Free AutoCAD linetypes. http://www.cad-design-and-drafting-services.com/free-autocad-linetypes.html Quote
The Buzzard Posted May 7, 2010 Posted May 7, 2010 THIS IS USED FOR PIPES OR WIRES. I DON'T LIKE THE SPACING ON THE GAP CAN SOME ONE HELP? TO LOAD THIS GO TO LINETYPES, OTHER. cut and paste it text document and and save extention as .Lin I GOT THIS TO WORK BUT I AM HAVING PROBLEMS FIGURING OUT TO GET THE GAP IN THE LINE TIGHTER. ANYONE KNOW? IT IS LIKE THIS ------- S,V ------ I NEED IT LIKE THIS ------S,V-------- ANYONE KNOW??? *S_V_VERTICAL, Line ----S,V----S,V----S,V----S,V----S,V----S,V-- A,.25,-.25,["S,V",STANDARD,S=.05,R=90.0,X=-0.15,Y=-0.025],-.25 This information was no good to you? http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?t=47482 Four threads later?????? Quote
ReMark Posted May 7, 2010 Posted May 7, 2010 As the surgeon said to me during an operation... Don't give me what I asked for...give me what I need. Yes, doctor. Quote
The Buzzard Posted May 7, 2010 Posted May 7, 2010 As the surgeon said to me during an operation... Don't give me what I asked for...give me what I need. Yes, doctor. He ended up with an extra having extra limbs when the operation was complete. Quote
Tankman Posted May 7, 2010 Posted May 7, 2010 Or, perhaps the attached *.lsp file will work for you. I have this in my startup suite but, my need doesn't seem to be as much as yours. LTFly Instructions.zip Quote
TimZilla Posted May 10, 2010 Posted May 10, 2010 How do I made a linestyle out of text? ∙∙∙MATCH-LINE∙∙∙MATCH-LINE∙∙∙MATCH-LINE Quote
Tankman Posted May 10, 2010 Posted May 10, 2010 How do I made a linestyle out of text? ∙∙∙MATCH-LINE∙∙∙MATCH-LINE∙∙∙MATCH-LINE Load ltfly.lsp and give it a shot. :wink: Quote
The Buzzard Posted May 10, 2010 Posted May 10, 2010 How do I made a linestyle out of text? ∙∙∙MATCH-LINE∙∙∙MATCH-LINE∙∙∙MATCH-LINE Heres one to get you started, But you will have to polish it up to your likings. You will find all the information you need in the ACAD help section. See below. *MATCH_LINE,Match line ----MATCH LINE----MATCH LINE----MATCH LINE---- A,.5,-.25,["MATCH LINE",STANDARD,S=.1,R=0.0,X=-0.1,Y=-.05],-1.0 Characters from text fonts can be included in linetypes. Linetypes with embedded characters can denote utilities, boundaries, contours, and so on. As with simple linetypes, lines are dynamically drawn as you specify the vertices. Characters embedded in lines are always displayed completely; they are never trimmed. Embedded text characters are associated with a text style in the drawing. Any text styles associated with a linetype must exist in the drawing before you load the linetype. The format for linetypes that include embedded characters is similar to that for simple linetypes in that it is a list of pattern descriptors separated by commas. Character Descriptor Format The format for adding text characters in a linetype description is as follows: ["text",textstylename,scale,rotation,xoffset,yoffset] This format is added as a descriptor to a simple linetype. For example, a linetype called HOT_WATER_SUPPLY is defined as *HOT_WATER_SUPPLY,---- HW ---- HW ---- HW ---- HW ---- HW ---- A,.5,-.2,["HW",STANDARD,S=.1,R=0.0,X=-0.1,Y=-.05],-.2 This indicates a repeating pattern starting with a dash 0.5 drawing units long, a space 0.2 drawing units long, the characters HW with some scale and placement parameters, and another space 0.2 drawing units long. The text characters come from the text font assigned to the STANDARD text style at a scale of 0.1, a relative rotation of 0 degrees, an X offset of -0.1, and a Y offset of -0.05. This pattern continues for the length of the line, ending with a dash 0.5 drawing units long. The linetype would be displayed as shown below. Notice that the total upstroke length is 0.2 + 0.2 = 0.4 and that the text origin is offset -.01 units in the X direction from the end of the first upstroke. An equivalent linetype would be *HOT_WATER_SUPPLY,---- HW ---- HW ---- HW ---- HW ---- HW ---- A,.5,-.1,["HW",STANDARD,S=.1,R=0.0,X=0.0,Y=-.05],-.3 The total upstroke is still 0.1 + 0.3 = 0.4, but the text origin is not offset in the X direction. Additional information about each field in the character descriptor follows. The values to be used are signed decimal numbers such as 1, -17, and 0.01. text The characters to be used in the linetype. text style name The name of the text style to be used. If no text style is specified, AutoCAD uses the currently defined style. scale S=value. The scale factor to be used for the text style relative to the scale of the linetype. The height of the text style is multiplied by the scale factor. If the height is 0, the value for S=value alone is used as the height. rotation R=value or A=value. R= specifies relative or tangential rotation with respect to the line. A= specifies absolute rotation of the text with respect to the origin; that is, all text has the same rotation regardless of its position relative to the line. The value can be appended with a d for degrees (degrees is the default value), r for radians, or g for grads. If rotation is omitted, 0 relative rotation is used. Rotation is centered between the baseline and the nominal cap height. xoffset X=value. The shift of the text on the X axis of the linetype, which is along the line. If xoffset is omitted or is 0, the text is elaborated with no offset. Use this field to control the distance between the text and the previous pen-up or pen-down stroke. This value is not scaled by the scale factor defined by S=value, but it is scaled to the linetype. yoffset Y=value. The shift of the text in the Y axis of the linetype, which is at a 90-degree angle to the line. If yoffset is omitted or is 0, the text is elaborated with no offset. Use this field to control the vertical alignment of the text with respect to the line. This value is not scaled by the scale factor defined by S=value, but it is scaled to the linetype. Quote
lpseifert Posted May 10, 2010 Posted May 10, 2010 Help > Customization Guide > Custom Linetypes > Text in Custom Linetypes Quote
TimZilla Posted May 10, 2010 Posted May 10, 2010 I added what you made to my linestyles buzzard, worked perfect. Thanks! Tankman, I couldn't get the ltfly to work right, it was overlapping the text, I am sure it is user error, lol, I think it is really cool how it just automatically makes it right from the command line. how would I go about making it work? maybe a smaller text style? Quote
The Buzzard Posted May 10, 2010 Posted May 10, 2010 I added what you made to my linestyles buzzard, worked perfect. Thanks! Tankman, I couldn't get the ltfly to work right, it was overlapping the text, I am sure it is user error, lol, I think it is really cool how it just automatically makes it right from the command line. how would I go about making it work? maybe a smaller text style? Thats good news, But you should be able to tackle one for yourself. Mess with making another linetype for yourself. Make anything, Just get the feel for it. It is not that difficult to do. You have all the information you need. Quote
VisDak Posted May 10, 2010 Posted May 10, 2010 Hi All, Good day I just taggle this thread so i just like to add one more line type that i need, its like an corrugated or wave linetype, (kindly see image attached for illustrated) on standard Autocad LIN, only Batting are available that is too much curved hopefully you could share to me some of lin that i needed thanks in advance Quote
The Buzzard Posted May 10, 2010 Posted May 10, 2010 Hi All, Good day I just taggle this thread so i just like to add one more line type that i need, its like an corrugated or wave linetype, (kindly see image attached for illustrated) on standard Autocad LIN, only Batting are available that is too much curved hopefully you could share to me some of lin that i needed thanks in advance VisDak, The attached file has tons of lintypes in it. If you place it in your support directory and load this file thru ACAD you could probably view the patterns in the linetype manager. I am sure there are one or two that are similar to what you are showing. Give it a shot. Tsaec.zip Quote
The Buzzard Posted May 10, 2010 Posted May 10, 2010 OK, I viewed two that are similar in that file. CMP12 & CMPU12 are very similar to the one you show. This could also give you a good idea as how to create it for yourself. I believe one is Imperial and the other is SI units. Most likely they are the same linetype. Quote
The Buzzard Posted May 10, 2010 Posted May 10, 2010 Just in case you are interested, Attached below are loads of Multiline Styles if you guys are interested in using. MLSTYLE Tsaec.zip Quote
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