Linetypes

Text in Linetypes the Super Simple Way

by Donnie Gladfelter on July 22, 2010

in AutoCAD

Before signing off to get married I started a series entitled Linetypes the Super Simple Way. So far I’ve covered creating a simple dashed linetype, creating shapes, and complex linetypes with shapes. To continue that series, today I’m going to take a look at creating linetypes with text contained within them. Chances are, by reading [...]

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Complex Linetypes with Shapes the Super Simple Way

by Donnie Gladfelter on June 4, 2010

in AutoCAD

So far my “Linetypes the Super Simple Way” series has covered creating a simple dashed linetype and creating shapes for a linetype. In this post I’m going to continue the series by exploring how to create a linetype using the shape we created earlier. Although the actual linetype is still defined within a .lin file; [...]

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Shapes for Linetypes the Super Simple Way

May 20, 2010

Last week I started a discussion about creating Custom Linetypes the Super Simple Way. Today I’m going to continue that discussion by talking about yet another component to creating custom linetypes – shapes. As this post will outline, linetypes cannot contain Blocks, but may contain a lesser known object known as Shapes. AutoCAD Shapes are [...]

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Custom Linetypes the Super Simple Way

May 12, 2010

Linetypes play an integral role in visually separating certain elements of our designs. Most of the time one of the 40+ linetypes that come with AutoCAD will suffice, but there’s always that perpetual need for one more linetype. While its true linetypes must be developed, the good news is that it’s not as difficult as [...]

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