Does anyone have a WWM line type

[buildman]

Hi Folks;

 

I need to show the standard 6x6x10 welded wire mesh reinforcing wire in my slab and footing sections, do any of you have a line type like this. I did find a block showing the standard line but it want bend into the footings like it should, just a good old stright line, this would work like I want if I could make it bend into the footings and look continuous, "showing my lack of knowledge here, just needing some help".

 

I know this has to be out there, thanks for any help.

 

James

[SLW210]

Do you have an example of the line you need?

[eldon]

Is this anything like you are after?

[buildman]

Do you have an example of the line you need?

 

Hi SLW210;

 

Sorry for being so late back to the party, working on sections. Here's what I've always used or saw used to show WWM in a slab ---X----X----X----X and so on, the only difference in what I'm showing here is the line between the X's would be a continuous line and not the dashes. To me this detail has always been the standard used for WWM is all the plans I've ever worked on.

 

Appreciate the help

 

James

[buildman]

Is this anything like you are after?

 

Hi eldon;

 

Thanks for posting, the file you have here, this looks like it may be used in a rebar cage type application, I could be wrong. I did find a block file that will draw straight lines with the X's that would be the ticket if you or someone else knows how to do this with a line that will curve or bend into the footings the way wwm does in the real world. I'm attaching the file, maybe someone smarter than me knows how to fix it.

 

Thanks

 

James

Mesh-Section.dwg

[eldon]

The only trouble with a linetype is that you have no control over the spacing of the X, and it might come at some inconvenient position.

 

Another way to achieve the same effect is to make a block of your X, and then to use the command Measure with your block. That way, you could slightly move any Xs that were in the wrong position.

[eldon]

I was concerned that with a complex Linetype, that a shape would have to be added to the existing ltypeshp.shx file, so it would not be portable. So I used the existing shapes and here is a linetype.

 

 

*WWM,welded wire mesh -x-x-x-x-x-

A,3,[TRACK1,ltypeshp.shx,s=.35,r=-45],0.000001,[TRACK1,ltypeshp.shx,s=.35,r=45],3

 

It is set up for a Ltscale of 1, and the crosses are at 6 units apart. If you are usung a different Ltscale factor, then the distances at the start and end would have to be adjusted.

[Tankman]

You can make your own line type. This doesn't make exactly what you posted but, may work for you.

 

A nice lisp to have hangin' around anyway.

LTFly Instructions.zip

[buildman]

The only trouble with a linetype is that you have no control over the spacing of the X, and it might come at some inconvenient position.

 

Another way to achieve the same effect is to make a block of your X, and then to use the command Measure with your block. That way, you could slightly move any Xs that were in the wrong position.

 

Thanks elton;

 

What you've proposed here just may work. I have the block as attached already, I'll give it a try.

 

James

[buildman]

You can make your own line type. This doesn't make exactly what you posted but, may work for you.

 

A nice lisp to have hangin' around anyway.

 

Hi Tankman;

 

I'm trying to get a grip on your line type, the only thing I should have mentioned is I'm using Autocad LT 2012 and as far as I know I can't run .lsp files, if you know any better please advise. Also in your documentation you mention using an "add-on application or utility", is there an application that would run the file you've created in Autocad LT, I dunno, this is the first project I've drawn in Autocad.

 

Thanks for your time, I'm sure some folks here with the full version of Autocad will appreciate your creation.

 

James

[BIGAL]

Because of LT maybe look at using donuts a small inside and the outside = 6 you can array the donuts and define 100mm spacing but it gets a bit messy when editing.

 

A line type with multi size O's maybe better like the X above you can move the text off the line A,20,-5.08,["W",STANDARD,S=1.8,R=0.0,X=-1.8,Y=-.9],-3 the x & y are just that offsets for the text.

[buildman]

Because of LT maybe look at using donuts a small inside and the outside = 6 you can array the donuts and define 100mm spacing but it gets a bit messy when editing.

 

A line type with multi size O's maybe better like the X above you can move the text off the line A,20,-5.08,["W",STANDARD,S=1.8,R=0.0,X=-1.8,Y=-.9],-3 the x & y are just that offsets for the text.

 

Hi Bigal;

 

 

Thanks for your post. I've about done all I'm going to do on the wire mesh thing for now, after I get caught up I'm going to come back and revisit this thing and work it all out, this will be one of those rainy day projects, I've gotten the section I needed done for now, not entirely what I want but like I say on to another day.

 

Thanks to you and all.

 

James