![]() ![]() Positive values represent a line of that length, negative values represent a space of that length, and zeroes represent periods. First we have a standard letter A to specify the alignment type (always A in AutoCAD linetypes), then a series of values to define the actual pattern. The second line is where it starts to get tricky. The first line consists of a standard asterisk, the linetype name, and a description including a text preview of the linetype. Įvery linetype definition consists of two lines of text. Let’s take a look at one of the existing definitions to see how they work. ![]() The acad.lin file is where the definitions of many of the default linetypes reside. To find the location of this file, at the command line, type (findfile “ acad.lin“ ). The first method consists of adding the definition of your custom linetype to your acad.lin file. If, in the event that you know exactly what linetypes you would like to create yourself, use either of the two methods below to do so. While not too difficult, it tends to be a task many users choose to leave to their company’s CAD manager. ![]() As one of the instructors here at CAD Masters, I’d have to say one of my favorite topics to teach is creating custom AutoCAD linetypes. ![]()
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