topic Re: Creating & loading custom linetypes in AutoCAD LT Forum

Creating & loading custom linetypes

hohlUF7J5 — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 21:36:03 GMT

I created new linetypes to an existing .lin file using Notepad, but Linetype Manager does not show the new lines to load. I even created a couple of new linetypes at the end of acadlt.lin as directed and linetype manager still does not show them to load

Re: Creating & loading custom linetypes

h_s_walker — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 12:22:26 GMT

Post a screenshot of your .lin file so we can have a look at what the information is

Re: Creating & loading custom linetypes

pendean — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 14:00:13 GMT

@hohlUF7J5
1) Which LIN file did you edit?
2) Where was it located?
3) Did you code it correctly? I don't see your screenshot of code.
4) Are you 100% positive LINETYPE command found the LIN file you edited, and not the stock LIN file that you did not edit? You can easily find out in that same pop-up to confirm yourself anytime like this

Re: Creating & loading custom linetypes

hohlUF7J5 — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:35:51 GMT

Here is my file.....changed demo linetype but it does not change on dwg also added LPS linetype:

But when I go to load the file it still only shows the original file that i had from reg ACAD ........I think the reason is I have a original dwg with these linetypes in it that I opened

should that .lin file be somewhere else? I added LPS and changed demo linetypes using Notepad

Re: Creating & loading custom linetypes

hohlUF7J5 — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:37:32 GMT

Whoops I forgot to post last screen shot

Re: Creating & loading custom linetypes

pendean — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:51:09 GMT

Re: Creating & loading custom linetypes

hohlUF7J5 — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 15:00:22 GMT

I think maybe I wasn't clear on my explanation:

My linetype file contains "LPS" linetype which I created (last one in list). When I went to load it into the dwg it did NOT appear in the list. Refer to the previous message.....

Re: Creating & loading custom linetypes

pendean — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 15:25:54 GMT

@ hohlUF7J5 Is there a blank line here at the very end of the LIN file? It is required

Otherwise this file is not the one being loaded.

Re: Creating & loading custom linetypes

steven-g — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 16:57:54 GMT

Providing you are actually trying to load the correct filename.lin then you should have had an error message telling you there was a problem and then indeed the LPS linetype will not appear in the list.

See the numbers after the U in your image.

it should read U=0.0 and not U=0,0 (decimal point and not a comma)