Create a Linetype

[Anonymous]

Can you create a linetype on Mac AutoCAD?

[steven-g]

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

[maxim_k]

Welcome to Autodesk Forums!

Hi @Anonymous 

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@Anonymous wrote:

Can you create a linetype on Mac AutoCAD?

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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.

[Anonymous]

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.

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

[maxim_k · Accepted solution]

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

[tylerbudnick]

This did not work for me

[maxim_k]

Hi @tylerbudnick ,

The initial post is rather old.

Can you describe your problem in more detail?

[tylerbudnick]

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

[pendean]

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@tylerbudnick wrote:

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

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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....

[tylerbudnick]

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. 

[maxim_k]

Hi @tylerbudnick ,

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

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.