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Create a Linetype

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Create a Linetype

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Can you create a linetype on Mac AutoCAD?

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steven-g
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There is a dedicated forum for MAC, but it definitely looks like it according to the help files MAC -linetype command 

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maxim_k
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Welcome to Autodesk Forums!

 

Hi @Anonymous 

 


@Anonymous wrote:

Can you create a linetype on Mac AutoCAD?


Yes, you can create custom linetypes on Mac.

>>>>Here<<<<< you can find instructions for simple linetypes, you can create them with -LINETYPE command

and

>>>>Here<<<< you can find instructions for creating complex custom linetypes.


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Thanks for the help. I am trying to create specific line types. I used -linetype command and follow how to do it but they are not loading in on AutoCAD.

 

I am trying to make linetypes like this.

Screen Shot 2020-09-18 at 12.18.03 PM.png

 

I tried to use this to make the linetype but nothing seems to load into AutoCAD. I don't know if I am doing something wrong. HELP! 

 

A,3'-2",["ELEC",STANDARD,S=.1,U=0.0,X=-0.1,Y=-.05],-10.5

 

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maxim_k
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You can use only decimal numbers in linetype definitions, so linetype definition should look something like this:

 

*ELEC,---ELEC---ELEC---
A,2.8,-.15,["ELEC",STANDARD,S=.1,U=0.0,X=-0.1,Y=-.05],-.3

 

And for H2O:

 

*H2O,---H2O---H2O---
A,2.8,-.18,["H O",STANDARD,S=.1,R=0.0,X=-0.12,Y=-.05],-.20,["2",STANDARD,S=.06,R=0.0,X=-0.22,Y=-.05],-.01

 

 


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tylerbudnick
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This did not work for me

 

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maxim_k
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Hi @tylerbudnick ,

 

The initial post is rather old.

Can you describe your problem in more detail?

 


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tylerbudnick
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Yes, I am trying to make a custom line type with the text characters as described. I have copied that code into the command bar when the proper prompt comes up and I get a comment that says...invalid number or bad continuation

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pendean
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@tylerbudnick wrote:

...I have copied that code into the command bar...


That sadly is not how linetypes are loaded into AutoCAD, sorry. Read about creating external linetype definition files in HELP to see how it's done

https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACDMAC/2024/ENU/?guid=GUID-5A6E6759-8A9A-4A8A-9AEE-EE9DB72F792D#:~:te....

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tylerbudnick
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I have read that. Is the text feature no longer available on MAC? 

 

https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACDMAC/2024/ENU/?guid=GUID-FEDCE7EB-4919-43AE-A54E-F3A293DD60CA

 

This is what I am trying to do. I am typing in exactly what it says and it's not working. Screenshot 2024-07-18 at 1.46.03 PM.png

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maxim_k
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Hi @tylerbudnick ,

 

You cannot create complex linetypes with -LINETYPE command in Command window:

2024-07-19_11-01-02.png

 

Instead, you need to create text file with .LIN extension using plain text editor with linetype definition and load it with Linetype Manager.

You can review this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0YWMoWyD08

It is about AutoCAD for Windows, but you can follow the steps, described there on Mac too.


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