topic Re: Exploding a Linetype in AutoCAD Map 3D Forum

Exploding a Linetype

Anonymous — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 15:50:27 GMT

I am using AutoCAD 2015 and I want to explode a Centerline Polyline Linetype. Any ideas?

Re: Exploding a Linetype

rkmcswain — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 17:01:27 GMT

You want to "explode" the linetype down to its linetype components? Meaning each dash is a separate line?

Use WMFOUT and WMFIN (Insertion point is UL of viewport, and Scale it 2X)

Re: Exploding a Linetype

Anonymous — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 20:19:17 GMT

Yes, I want to explode the Linetype. I am exporting out to a KMZ file, but I would like to have the Centerlines / Hidden Lines stay as such.

Re: Exploding a Linetype

diane.cloutier — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 19:42:01 GMT

Hello,

I just tried using WMFOUT/WMFIN as R.K. suggested, then exploding the resulting block reference and it appears to work. Hopefully that worked for you too.

Thanks,

Re: Exploding a Linetype

janis.prodnieks — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 07:33:17 GMT

WMFOUT/WMFIN doesn't seem to work properly on large polylines. Here's how middle portion of 6km long dashed polyline looks like with start and end segments being positioned correctly (moved and scaled). Middle line segments seem to be somewhat randomly rotated and little misoriented. The biggest distortion in the picture is 0.35m at the middle bottom (line is 3m, gap is 9m). Red is original, green is a product of WMF operations.

Re: Exploding a Linetype

rkmcswain — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 13:09:47 GMT

WMFIN/WFMOUT basically takes a snapshot of what is on the screen and converts it to vector. So the further out you are zoomed, the less resolution of the snapshot and the less accurate the re-imported vectors will be.

Re: Exploding a Linetype

janis.prodnieks — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 13:21:18 GMT

I had zoomed to an object before performing WMFOUT so obviously the object was too large... (or my monitor too small)