In the first line, an asterisk followed by the name of the linetype (which cannot contain spaces) followed by a comma and, optionally description.If you open the LIN file in a text editor, you will find that the linetype has been added as two lines of text that you can modify directly if you wish.
Picking an existing file will not delete any of the preexisting linetypes in the file, it will just add the new linetype. When asked to select a linetype file (*.lin), you can create a new one or select an existing one. To create the linetype from the pattern, use the ‘Make linetype’ command from the ‘Tools’ panel of the ‘Express Tools’ tab of the ribbon. Finally, we insert a dot using the POINT command. To insert the shape, type SHAPE in the command line and then use the name that you gave it when you created it. In regard to the text, it needs to be created as single line text as multiline text cannot be inserted in the linetype. The pattern must begin with a dash, that can be drawn in AutoCAD as a line. The next step is to draw the pattern of the linetype in model space in AutoCAD. Note that an SHX file will also be created in the same folder. After picking a location to save the SHP file, follow the prompts in the command line. We can now create the shape using the ‘Make Shape’ command that can be found in the slideout of the ‘Tools’ panel, under the ‘Express Tools’ tab of the ribbon. If the pattern is meant to look solid, make sure that you select a hatch pattern scale that is small enough. For this to work, we should have selected a pattern that is made up of lines (like ANSI31) and not a solid one. Consequently, we will start by creating a shape for the hatched triangle inscribed in a circle shown above.Īs shape objects cannot contain a hatch, we will need to explode the hatch inside the triangle to convert it into lines. In order to incorporate geometry into the linetype other than text, dashes and dots, it will need to be included as a shape object. The final linetype will look like the one shown below. In this blog, we will progress step by step through an AutoCAD course exercise where we create a linetype containing both text and shape objects. Therefore, understanding how to create linetypes is a useful tool and can be added to your AutoCAD course. While in AutoCAD you can find a wealth of linetypes that come with the default installation, in some occasions you may need to create your own. This visual property is controlled by linetypes.
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