Linetype Appearance not showing properly

[Anonymous]

I just copy some linetypes to a new drawing that Im working on it but the fonts are one on top of the others.

I will attached some pictures. Hope someone can help me

[imadHabash]

Hi,

we need more details ... would you please attache a drawing sample with that line-type for testing ? also you may need to check your Annotation scale .

[MikeKovacik4928]

The linetype hasn't been created properly.

you will probably find the linetype definition is wrong.

Look in your acadiso.lin file probably located somewhere like

you will probably something like

*SANITARY_LINE2,SEWER line ---SAN---SAN---SAN---SAN
A,12.7,-5.08,["SAN",STANDARD,S=10.54,U=0.0,X=-10.54,Y=-1.27],-6.35

which would give a line looking like yours

instead of something like

*SANITARY_LINE,SEWER line ---SAN---SAN---SAN---SAN
A,12.7,-5.08,["SAN",STANDARD,S=2.54,U=0.0,X=-2.54,Y=-1.27],-6.35

which would give a line without the letters interfering with each other

I have attached a course booklet I wrote in 2007, which explains how linetypes are created

look at page 23 which explains how to set up the text correctly.

Michael Kovacik
2d & 3d Autocad and Inventor designer/draughtsman/trainer
Inventor Pro 2018; Autocad 2018
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[Anonymous]

Attached you can find the dwg

[Anonymous]

Thanks for all the information, is very useful.

But Im using the same lines in other drawings and looks perfect.  So I don't understand why not in the one in question.

[user181]

Hi @Anonymous   The linetype definition is using the text style "Standard". Check the height assigned to the standard style with the _style command in the drawing that looks correct and then set that height to the standard style in the drawing it appears incorrect and then regen the drawing. 

[s.borello]

Have you checked the LTS of your project and the line in question?  Looks like your dwg has a LTS of 20 and your specific line has a LTS of 10.  Do these match the settings from your other dwg where these line types display correctly? 

[Alfred.NESWADBA · Accepted solution]

Hi,

your linetype seems to use text-style "STANDARD", this text-style is set to a text-height <> 0, but for usage in linetypes you need to leave this at 0.

So start command _STYLE, select "STANDARD" on the left side and change it's height to 0

- alfred -

[Anonymous]

Thank you so much, something simple but I missed it!! 

[MikeKovacik4928]

Never saw that one!

Thanks Alfred, I think I will update my course notes to from 2006 to 2018 as well as adding

in that note about keeping text height on 0 for linetypes, I was totally unaware of that!!

Mike