topic Re: Continuous linetype under a different name in AutoCAD Forum

Continuous linetype under a different name

Corolla34 — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 03:24:38 GMT

Is there a way to duplicate the continuous linetype and assign a different name to it? In the default .lin file I don't see a line for the definition of continuous linetype, so I've no idea how to customize it.

Similar to the situation described in a previous post (http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/visual-basic-customization/continuous-linetypes/td-p/1419887), the intention is to have different linetype names for different lane marking widths. Although creating a separate layer to store lines of a specific continuous lane marking would be a solution, it seems more straightforward to also have more than one continuous linetype name.

Re: Continuous linetype under a different name

pendean — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 13:18:34 GMT

There is no definition for continuous: I agree with the article though, layers should be the way you control object definitions IMHO.

Re: Continuous linetype under a different name

Kent1Cooper — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 16:24:53 GMT

@Corolla34 wrote:

.... the intention is to have different linetype names for different lane marking widths. Although creating a separate layer to store lines of a specific continuous lane marking would be a solution, it seems more straightforward to also have more than one continuous linetype name.

If the distinction is only for different widths of continuous linework, then I don't think different continuous linetype names with different definitions will do you any good. To get what you're after, you'll still need to either:

a) have different Layers with lineweights assigned, or

b) assign lineweight overrides to the linework, or

c) use Polylines with different widths.

And if the linetype definitions would all look continuous, since such weight or width settings would still need to be applied to every Layer or object, the difference in the definitions would be meaningless.

The only way to get different widths to be part of linetype definitions, I think, would be to use complex linetypes with something like touching [or slightly overlapping for curves] Shapes or symbol-font text characters, in the form of solid squares or rectangles [in the case of Shapes, filled with closely-spaced lines] at different sizes, or one such definition used at different linetype scales. Since any curves will then always be made up of slightly kinky short straight segments when you Zoom in [with the degree of kinkiness depending on how the linetypes are defined], and you'll almost always get little zero-width continuous bits at the ends, it seems far preferable to just use different lineweights or Polyline widths, all under the same standard Continuous linetype.

Re: Continuous linetype under a different name

Corolla34 — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 06:59:18 GMT

The idea of different continuous linetype names came from the operation of quick select. Since sometimes I select all the objects of a certain linetype, i.e. lane marking type, it makes me wonder if there is a similar way to select other objects of a continuous linetype yet representing different lane marking types. I think now I've arrived at the realization that Layer is still the better control to assign lineweight. And also thanks for mentioning how to incorporate width in linetype definition by using shapes.