Line Types in C3D 2009

[drlynn]

Hello, I'm new to this site.

I've been using 2009 for a month of so. We are a survey firm and need our line types for existing utilities to have slanted text. (i.e. overhead electric - the OH should be slanted). The line types are fine in Land Desktop and the LIN file is correct. The text style is set for an oblique of 22.

Basically everything seems to be set correctly but the lines still won't oblique?

Has anyone had this problem?
Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can do?
The company that helps us with this sort of stuff thinks maybe it's a shape file issue but can't offer me a solution so I though I'd try here?

I'm not familiar with shape files... any suggestions would be great. Thanks!


There seems to be a bug - obliquing doesn't work in linetypes. I'm not sure when this problem started, but it's been around for a while now - it might have started in 2009. It's still a problem in 2010.

The only workaround I know of is to use a font that is already italic when you create your text style. This means using an italic shape font, or using a True-Type Font set to "Italic" style.

Thanks SINC I'll give it a try.

[sinc]

Boy, this thread really got messed up...

All of the first three posts have somehow been combined into one post. Not sure how that happened (Murph?).

[Jmurphy]

Boy, this thread really got messed up...

All of the first three posts have somehow been combined into one post. Not sure how that happened (Murph?).

The OP posted the same question in three different forums and I thought I was merging them (the threads) into one forum but I guess it didn't work the way I thought it should. :(.

[rkmcswain]

Well, are the linetype definitions using a shape or a font?
I remember there were problems with oblique fonts in linetypes at some point in time...
Check the first couple of KB articles here (http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/search?la=en&siteID=123112&catID=2334116&linkID=9240617&qt=oblique&rq=0&oq=oblique).

Also, keep in mind that LIN file(s) have nothing to do with a linetype definition in a given drawing.

[sinc]

There is a bug that was introduced at some point (the 2007 release?), and it's still in 2010.

Oblique settings in text styles are ignored in linetypes. The only workaround I know of is to use a font that is already italic, such as the italic.shx font, or a True Type Font that is set to Italic style.