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    Red face Create a custom bold dot linetype

    What I am wanting to do is create a linetype for a particular drawing and don't know exactly how to go about it. What I want is a bold dot linetype. A linetype that is so bold that is stands out boldly. Previously we have had to generate this effect with dounuts to get the desired effect. If there is a way to customize a linetype to create this it would be great. It is being used for a code footprint callout on a plan and that is why it needs to be bold. If you can give me some advice that would be great.

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    Default Re: Create a custom bold dot linetype

    The poor man's way to do this, which actually might be the best for your situation, is to make a linetype with plain old dots and dashes (or use one of the ones that comes with AutoCAD), and turn the line segments you draw with it into a polyline. Then you can assign a width to the polyline to get the bold effect. This will turn each dash into a solid rectangle, so your linetype won't have exactly the big round dots you described, but it might be close enough.

    If you want to make big round dots, you'd have to make a shape and compile it into a .shx file, and then include that in a custom linetype definition. I've done this, but it has some problems:

    - scaling is weird - shapes in linetypes behave differently from dashes and spaces;
    - the .shx file does not become part of the .dwg file in which you use the linetype, but must be loaded separately every time the drawing is opened. This isn't a problem if you're working on a standalone machine, but becomes a real pain when trying to share drawings with others.
    - sometimes linetypes that use custom shapes behave oddly when used inside of external references.

    Michael Evans

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    Default Re: Create a custom bold dot linetype

    Hi

    Give the following threads a read (should get you going in the right direction) -

    Custom Linetype

    shape in linetype

    Trying to find additional Linetypes for AutoCad 2005

    Have a good one, Mike

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    Default Re: Create a custom bold dot linetype

    Why not control the lineweight itself or assign a very thick pen to a unique colour?

    John B

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