creating linetypes
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creating linetypes
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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 5:30 pmPosted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 7:51 pmIf you figure the enlargement you need out once in Datacad, you can open the linetype file, and multiply the enlargement factor by the factor listed, for the linetype and that will give you the correct size I believe.
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:57 pmHello Jason:
The easiest way to get this right is to create your linetype at exactly the size that you want to have it end up, and set the scale (when you are creating it) at that same distance. Then when you use it to that scale, it should come out like you drew it. Also, you should always create it from left to right.
The overall idea is, as I understand it, no matter how big you draw something to create a line, that whole thing gets fit into the spacing that you set. So for example, you draw a zigzag that spans 10 feet, but you set the spacing to 1, and then use that linetype at a spacing of 1, you'll get the whole zigzag "crammed" into a 1 foot repeat.
And conversely, if you draw a "square wave" that is 1 inch end to end, and you leave the spacing at 1, and use the linetype at 1, the squarewave will get "expanded" up to a 1 foot repeat.
IHTH
The easiest way to get this right is to create your linetype at exactly the size that you want to have it end up, and set the scale (when you are creating it) at that same distance. Then when you use it to that scale, it should come out like you drew it. Also, you should always create it from left to right.
The overall idea is, as I understand it, no matter how big you draw something to create a line, that whole thing gets fit into the spacing that you set. So for example, you draw a zigzag that spans 10 feet, but you set the spacing to 1, and then use that linetype at a spacing of 1, you'll get the whole zigzag "crammed" into a 1 foot repeat.
And conversely, if you draw a "square wave" that is 1 inch end to end, and you leave the spacing at 1, and use the linetype at 1, the squarewave will get "expanded" up to a 1 foot repeat.
IHTH