How to explain degeneration linetype into continuous line when overscaled?

[Anonymous]

(Attached drawing and linetype) I drew a line and selected this linetype. If I select this line and scale it's linetype to 3 - all is OK, but if I enter 3.1 or more, it degenerates into continuous line. Why does this happen? How to understand the limit of line scaling - 3.05 or maybe 3.0999? Is there a way to increase that limit? (because visually I see that 3.1 isn't real limit for my linetype)

[Kent1Cooper · Accepted solution]

It's too long a cycle definition for that length of Line.  Make the Line just slightly longer at a slightly greater linetype scale, and the linetype will "appear" again.  AutoCAD can generate non-continuous linetypes only in full cycles of the definition, and if the Line [or other object] isn't long enough to show a complete cycle, it shows it as continuous.  If you want it to show that linetype for a Line of that length at a linetype scale greater than 3, change the linetype definition for a shorter cycle, e.g. shorten the pen-down 1.5 segments and/or the pen-up -2 segments.

[Anonymous]

Now I understood:

I have a linetype "A,3,-2,1.5,["\\\",STANDARD,R=0,S=0.3,Y=-0.15],1.5,-2"

It's cycle is 3+2+1.5+1.5+2=10

To find maximum scale I need length of line (30 in my drawing) divide by it's cycle: 30/10=3. Thus if I enter scale more than 3 I get continuous.

If I would like to maximize it's scale I need to reduce it's cycle. You advised me to shorten 1.5 segments and/or -2 segments, but besides these I can shorten "starting 3 segment".