Creating a linetype with solid objects

[Anonymous]

I am trying to create a linetype that contains a line, space, filled diamond, space, filled diamond, space, filled diamond, space, filled diamond, space, line.

I created a shape first then used the shape to create a linetype but when i use the line type,  the diamonds are not filled.  I tried creating with a block and was unable to create even the linetype.  Is there a way to accomplish this.

the linetype will be used in fire suppression drawings indicating the wall rating.  One diamond = one hour protection,  2 diamonds =  2 hour protection,  4 diamonds = 4 hour protection. 

[Kent1Cooper]

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@Anonymous wrote:

I am trying to create a linetype that contains a line, space, filled diamond, space, filled diamond, space, filled diamond, space, filled diamond, space, line.

I created a shape first then used the shape to create a linetype but when i use the line type,  the diamonds are not filled.  .... 

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Seeing how you defined the Shape would be helpful.  You can do that with internal lines equivalent to hatching, close enough together that at the scale and lineweight you would use, they would effectively be filled in solid.  Or you can probably find a character that looks like that in some symbol font such as Wingdings, and define the linetype using embedded Text instead of Shapes.  That would require having a Text Style defined using that font in any drawing in which you want to use the linetype(s).

[Patchy]

You can do this with windows ARIAL font, much easier.

As Kent said, make sure you have a text style in your drawing and put the line code in the .lin file

[Anonymous]

thanks  i will have to try that.  (wing ding)

[Anonymous]

I used the code you sent with the image to create a linetype for (1) hour protection, (2) hour protection and (4) hour protection.  So thankyou very much.  I still have some tweeking to do I need to get the line weights thicker.  

But its a start.  Thank you very much!

[leilani.gnall-gregory]

Thank you so much for posting this.  I was excited to see the use of the Arial font, since that is our company standard, and therefore already loading into all our drawings.  I learned enough about what each letter meant from this linK:  http://www.afralisp.net/autocad/tutorials/complex-custom-linetypes.php

in combo with the screen shot you provided.  

I created the following Rated wall line types to mimic the NCS Rated wall standards in my acad.lin file: 

;;***National CAD standard rated wall linetypes***

;; ***ADDED - by Leilani Gregory 02.20.2018***
;------USING ARIAL FONT-----
*1-HR_LINE,1-HR_LINE -<>--<>--<>-
A,.1,.1,["\U+2666",ARIAL,S=.1,R=0,X=0,Y=-.045],.1
*2-HR_LINE,2-HR_LINE -<><>--<><>--<><>-
A,.1,.1,-.005,["\U+2666",ARIAL,S=.1,R=0,X=0,Y=-.045],-.09,["\U+2666",ARIAL,S=.1,R=0,X=0,Y=-.045],-.07
*3-HR_LINE,3-HR_LINE -<><><>--<><><>--<><><>-
A,.1,.1,["\U+2666",ARIAL,S=.1,R=0,X=0,Y=-.045],-.07,["\U+2666",ARIAL,S=.1,R=0,X=0,Y=-.045],-.07,["\U+2666",ARIAL,S=.1,R=0,X=0,Y=-.045],-.07

scaling by 2 for 5.5" walls.