Creating simple custom lines
The first thing you should do when attempting to create custom
line types is draw one instance of your desired line. If it is a simple
line type you can do this on paper but for more complicated lines you
will find that using DataCAD and some of its measurement tools is helpful.
Let's start with a simple example that you can do on a piece of paper.
The default DASHED line type has a nagging habit of not closing corners
when it is drawn as two perpendicular lines. From what you now know
you should have an idea why this is. Here is a sample definition for
the DASHED line type:
Of course this is an imaginary line type definition since the DASHED line type is built into DataCAD and cannot be changed. However this is essentially what the definition is.>Dashed
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