Linetypes, graphically - best of both worlds?

[deltacoolguy]

Linetypes, graphically - best of both worlds?

If you have a dashed linetype at a slope, it is shown graphically on the screen and in plots "skewed" (for lack of a better word) due to the slope.

Is there a way to get an accurate dashed line with accurate elevations at each end, but have it look graphically like it is flat?

I want lines to look consistent on the same layer regardless what elevation they may be.  If this could work for polylines with different elevations, that would be fantastic.

Thanks.

[Jeff_M]

Nope, not yet....it's been a wish list item for years, so we keep hoping we will see it.

[deltacoolguy]

*sigh*  That's not the answer I was hoping for.  Oh well.

Presently, I just flatten most all proposed linework to a zero elevation, except contours (which are consistent anyway) and a handful of other things that might need a specific elevation.

Does anybody have a method they use that may be better than this?

[Sinc]

Not really.  We keep hoping that Autodesk will improve their linetype system, but it hasn't happened yet.  Maybe in 2013...?  (hopeful wish, but probably another disappointment...)

The only other thing I find that works easliy is in third-pary support:

http://www.quuxsoft.com/SincpacC3D_Help/SP_Extract2D.htm

[AllenJessup]

There was another post on this subject about a week back. There was a response from an Autodesk employee that contained about as hopeful a response as you can get. Considering their non-disclosure policies. The response was "Stay Tuned".

The technology is already there. Try applying a linetype, like treeline,  to a layer containing a 3D chain from a profile.

Allen