Loading Linetypes from a Script

[AutoTAD]

I'm "drawing" a total blank on this and I am pretty sure I've done it before.

I want to make a script file that will load my custom linetypes into a drawing. I would also like the linetype file to have a unique file name. How do I tell AutoCAD what file to load the linetypes from?
-linetype
load
capillary


Thanks,
-autoTAD

Cintas Corporation

[mjfarrell]

The first lines of your script should be
filedia
0
cmddia
0
-linetype
l
"Your path to the LIN file you want" (note quotes are needed)
* then add this to the end if you do anything
*after the line above
filedia
1
cmddia
1



Enjoy! :beer:

[AutoTAD]

Thanks for your help. But I think I'm missing something here...

filedia
0
cmddia
0
-linetype
load
"c:\_CAD\process_lt\process_lt.lin"*
filedia
1
cmddia
1

Thoughts?
-autoTAD

[AutoTAD]

ah hah! never mind I got it now.

filedia
0
cmddia
0
-linetype
load
*
"\path\filename.lin"

filedia
1
cmddia
1

Thanks for your help!
-autoTAD

Cintas Corporation

[mjfarrell]

Thanks for your help. But I think I'm missing something here...

filedia
0
cmddia
0
-linetype
load
"c:\_CAD\process_lt\process_lt.lin"*
filedia
1
cmddia
1

Thoughts?
-autoTAD


I believe it is going to need to change _CAD and remove that *
or is that underscore actually part of the directory?
and add TWO returns befor the next instance of filedia.......

[Mike.Perry]

Hi

Might want to take a look at the system variable EXPERT, will greatly help your script to be a little more robust -

<Script File Begins>
._FileDia
0
._CMdDia
0
(setq ExpertLvl (getvar "EXPERT"))(setvar "EXPERT" 3)
._-Linetype
_Load
*
"\path\filename.lin"

(setvar "EXPERT" ExpertLvl)
._FileDia
1
._CmdDia
1

<Script File Ends>

Have a good one, Mike

[mjfarrell]

Mike,
I left the EXPERT variable out of the mix
as is my normal process when developing
a script.
I want to see any error messages that
might be encountered to help me prevent them if
possible without resorting to use of the EXPERT
settings.

[richard.binning]

You might try something like the following to avoid hard coding in all the paths to the files.

(command "-Linetype" "l" "*" (findfile "acad.lin") "")

That'll load-em all in "one swell foop"!

[Mike.Perry]

Mike,
I left the EXPERT variable out of the mix
as is my normal process when developing
a script.
I want to see any error messages that
might be encountered to help me prevent them if
possible without resorting to use of the EXPERT
settings.
Hi

So within a script file how do you get round the issue/problem of -

<snip>
Suppresses the preceding prompts and those issued by theLINETYPE command if you try to load a linetype that's already loaded or create a new linetype in a file that already defines that linetype.
</snip>

Setting system variable EXPERT = 3 gets round this.

I would like to see the method you employ within a script file so I may learn an alternative method.

Have a good one, Mike