Custom Linetype Location

[YPerez]

I created two custom linetypes and added them to one of my drawings. With time, i lost the .lin files for those linetypes, they are still loaded into my drawings, but now i can not find a way to edit them. I need to know if Autocad stores these custom files anywhere once they have been uploaded to the drawing, and if so, where are they stored.

Thanks

[tyronebk]

I would check out new-lin.lsp or to-lin.lsp made available by Tee Square Graphics. Either will recreate the linetype definition for a linetype. Note that the newlt.lin files created by either of these routines seem to get dumped into the user documents folder.

[YPerez]

Thank you tyronebk, i will try it out. 

[john.uhden]

I have a WLTYPES.lsp program that will write linetype definitions from a drawing to a .LIN file of your choice.  I would have to redact it to remove security.  Want me to post it?

[YPerez]

It's ok, is an easy enough linetype that I can just recreate it, i just wanted to know if the program stored them somewhere for me to grab it. 

Thank you!!

[john.uhden]

Once the linetype definition is loaded or created in a dwg, that's where
its definition remains. That's why I wrote WLTYPES... to get a definition
from a dwg to a .LIN file where it can be loaded into other dwgs,
especially on a network so that it is accessible by many other users.
AutoCAD does not automatically do that.

[Anonymous]

Hi John,

Your lisp routine sounds very useful for my needs.  Would you mind posting it?

[john.uhden · Accepted solution]

I removed the security, but haven't tested it afterward.  Let me know of any problems.

[Anonymous]

You're the man, thanks!  It appears to be working okay.  

[john.uhden]

Well, when you are sure that it is, please "accept the solution."