topic Re: AutoCAD LT - 3D linetype generation in AutoCAD LT Forum

AutoCAD LT - 3D linetype generation

daniel.keane576BR — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 13:56:27 GMT

How can I work line type generation in auto cad lt on 3d surveyed polylines to show linetypes?

There is not option to "flatten".

"LINETYPE3DPLINEOFF" is also not supported on CAD-LT

"plinegen" doesn't help as they are already drawn and changing the "Z" coordinate to "0" doesn't work!

Any help would be great!

Thanks

[ The subject line of this post has been edited for clarity by @handjonathan Original: 3d Linetype generation in CAD LT ]

Re: 3d Linetype generation in CAD LT

h_s_walker — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 13:35:29 GMT

Have you checked the linetype scale on the line?

Post a section of the relevant drawing and we can have a look at it and point you in the right direction

Re: 3d Linetype generation in CAD LT

daniel.keane576BR — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 13:51:24 GMT

I have checked the scale but I dont think that will work while they are in 3d. Cant figure out how to flatten them on CAD LT without re-drawing everything thats need a dotted line. An example file is attached here.

Thanks

Re: 3d Linetype generation in CAD LT

pendean — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 14:10:34 GMT

@daniel.keane576BR The LT version of AutoCAD does not 'flatten' 3D objects, sorry.
And there are no 3D AutoCAD tools in the LT version either.

***All part of the massive discount pricing that is LT: fewer abilities.****

Here is the "front" view of your content, it's not flat, 3DPolylines can be exploded into lines, the other elements in it (lines etc.) and the new lines can be manually set to Z=0 in PROPERTIES in LT but that may alter your plan view a bit

AFTER

HTH

Re: AutoCAD LT - 3D linetype generation

h_s_walker — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 15:49:32 GMT

For an example I turned off all the layers apart from "Top of Slope" I then exploded the 3D polyline. I selected all the lines and changed their start and end z values to 0. I then joined them into one polyline again and changing the linetype scale then resulted in the line showing as a dashed line