AutoCAD Civil 3D

[#1]

i have a simple fence line type with "x"s....if i draw the line straight up or to the right it looks perfect. but if i draw it anywhere to the left then the Xs are off centered. How can i correct this?

thanks

[#2]

Look in your linetype definition and see if it has a "u=0.0" value in it. THIS post explains what I'm talking about.

[#3]

i know what you mean...i do have U=0.0 but thats not really the issue i'm having. here is an example...

the top one i drew from left to right.

the next one i drew from right to left,

the next from top to bottom

the next from bottom to top.

if i rotate that last one so that its pointing north east then it will look perfect.

here is my .lin file:

*FENCELINE,X
A,.5,-.2,["X",STANDARD,S=.05,U=0.0,X=-0.13,Y=-0.025],.05

[#4]

I, personally, don't like using text X's for fence lines. I long ago created a shape to use instead.

*FENCEX,Fence with Xs
A,1.0,-0.09848,[FENCEX,FenceX,s=.05],-0.09848,1.0

Allen

Rename FenceX.txt to FenceX.shp if you want the shape file.

[#5]

thanks....can you tell me how to add that new line type to acad? it doesnt seem to work the same as adding a .lin file.

(acad 2011)

[#6]

Not sure what trouble you're having. You can either add that definition to your .lin file or put it in it's own FenceX.lin file and load it from there. The FenceX.shp file has to be somewhere in your search path. I tested it in 2012 and it worked there.

Allen

[#7]

ok i understand now. i added it to the support folder and i was able to load it. but i'm still not sure how to use it.

[#8]

OK.

*FENCEX,Fence with Xs
A,1.0,-0.09848,[FENCEX,FenceX,s=.05],-0.09848,1.0

Should be in either your Acad.lin, AeccLand.lin, your company standard .LIN file or a .LIN file by itself. The FenceX.txt file should be renamed FenceX.shx and put in your search path.

You should use the Linetype command and select Load from the upper right hand corner of the Linetype Manger dialog box. In the Load or Reload Linetypes dialog box select File in the upper left just to the right of the current .LIN file name. Unless that current name is where the new definition is. After the correct file has been selected, scroll through the selections in the lower pane of the Load or Reload Linetypes dialog box and select FENCEX, Then OK out of that dialog box. Now scroll through the selections in the lower pane of the Linetype Manger dialog box. FENCEX should show as a currently loaded linetype.

Now just use that as you would any other defined linetype.

Allen

[#9]

what i'm confused about is the .lin and the FenceX.txt.....

i open text editor and paste:

*FENCEX,Fence with Xs
A,1.0,-0.09848,[FENCEX,FenceX,s=.05],-0.09848,1.0

and save it as fencex.lin, correct? so where does the FenceX.txt come from?

[#10]

Attached to my original post is a file FencX.txt. The discussion group wont let me post a .SHX file so I renamed it to .TXT so I could post it.

Allen