Linetype & Fonts

[CadDog]

Someone Help me Understand AutoCAD 2018 (Vanilla or whatever it's now called)...

So, late week when I selected Load...
to load the linetype (aka Acad.lin) I got a message

" Bad definition of XXXX at line XXX of our Acad.lin"

When on line and found out this link:

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/suppo...-linetype.html

After following the steps all was good until the next day when again I got the message again.

Lastly, I just used STANDARD font but with it I don't get the nice box etc. I needed to use [] in place the "box, simplex"

Just today I got the same message with AutoCAD 2016.
AutoCAD 2012 (yes this is old) still was as always.

Again, any help understanding this change will be welcome.


Thanks for taking the time to read this post.

[rkmcswain]

What was missing? A shape file or a style in the drawing?

[Tom Beauford]

You would have to post the original linetype definition XXXX located at line XXX of your Acad.lin for anyone to be able to help you. The linetype definition is two lines, but the error was probably found in the second line.

Post both lines inside Code Tags. Clicking the [Go Advanced] button at the bottom puts a toolbar at the top and the # icon in that toolbar places code tags around selected text for you or simply paste your code inside.

[CadDog]

Ok, here is what has always worked before a couple of weeks ago.

*FENCELINE2,Fenceline square ----[]-----[]----[]-----[]----[]---
A,.25,-.1,[BOX,ltypeshp.shx,x=-.1,s=.1],-.1,1

Here is what I needed to do just to get the line type loaded.

*FENCELINE2,Fenceline square ----[]-----[]----[]-----[]----[]---
A,.25,-.1,["[]",STANDARD,x=-.1,s=.1],-.1,1

Yes, I tried using simplex which worked a day.

So again, why this change after so many years?

And lastly, what do I need to do to get the box shape back?

Thanks

I hope this is a good bone...

[rkmcswain]

There is nothing that has changed. The same linetypes that worked 25 years ago, still work in AutoCAD 2019.

I suspect the file "ltypeshp.shx" is not in your support path and AutoCAD can't find it.

[Tom Beauford]

ltypeshp.shx installs with AutoCAD in your roamable support folder, most likely your support paths got messed up somehow.
Enter

(startapp "explorer" (strcat "/n,/e," (getvar "roamablerootprefix")"Support")

to open it. Check to see if ltypeshp.shx is in the folder then make sure the path is in both "Support File Search Path" and "Trusted Locations".

[CadDog]

ltypeshp.shx installs with AutoCAD in your roamable support folder, most likely your support paths got messed up somehow.
Enter

(startapp "explorer" (strcat "/n,/e," (getvar "roamablerootprefix")"Support")

to open it. Check to see if ltypeshp.shx is in the folder then make sure the path is in both "Support File Search Path" and "Trusted Locations".

That was it...!!!

(strcat "/n,/e," (getvar "roamablerootprefix")"Support"))

While looking here I thought of where I have placed all our company fonts.
The fonts was there but somehow I didn't have the path noted under "Support File Search Path"

That link I posted first, saying the I needed to replace the font, really thew me for a loop...
"Change the style from "ltypeshp.shx" to another font (such as "simplex.shx")."

I added the path and all it well again in AutoCAD Land...

Thanks everyone.

I tell everyone here, that a team works better than a lone wolf...