Edit Linetype

[nextvkin]

Hi,
I made a linetype in a previous project, and I want to edit it, but I can't find the linetype in my acadiso.lin file. Any ideas please , Thanks.

[BeKirra]

You have to load the linetype file (acadiso.lin) and ensure your custom linetype is in the file before changing the line type.

[nextvkin]

That's how I did it, but when I open the file acadiso.lin in my support folder (& yes it's in my search path) the line that I made is not to be found, but it's in the drawing. So where can I find it to edit it?

[BeKirra]

That's how I did it, but when I open the file acadiso.lin in my support folder (& yes it's in my search path) the line that I made is not to be found, but it's in the drawing. So where can I find it to edit it?

In that case it would be either:
1) You have saved your custom linetype with another lin file, or
2) You have 2 lin files with the same name of acadiso.lin in different folders.

[ccowgill]

maybe it saved it in acad.lin?

[Tom Beauford]

If you make the linetype current you can output the defition to the command line using the lisp here. Copy it to your lin file and edit it there.

[nextvkin]

I did look at acad.lin, Chris, but it wasn't there either.
Thanks, Tom, I'll give that a shot.
I just did - it's great!
But I'm still curious, why was the line in the drawing but was nowhere to be foud in any acadiso/acad.lin file? I did a search of all the folders in my file path. Not to worry, problem solved. Thanks again, Tom.

[cadtag]

....But I'm still curious, why was the line in the drawing but was nowhere to be foud in any acadiso/acad.lin file? I did a search of all the folders in my file path. Not to worry, problem solved. Thanks again, Tom.

That's because once the linetype is defined in a drawing file, the definition is stored in the drawing's tables. The .lin file is ony needed the first time the linetype is loaded.

That's why you can use ADC to drag linetypes from drawings on the server into the active drawing.

[nextvkin]

Hi Cadtag, thanks for the explanation, but excuse my ignorance, what's ADC?

[ccowgill]

AutoCAD Design Center, type it in on the command line within AutoCAD. It opens a palette.