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NOTE
When you create a linetype, it is not loaded into your drawing automatically.
Use the Load option of LINETYPE.
To add a simple linetype to a LIN file
1 Open the acad.lin or acadiso.lin file in a text editor that saves in ASCII
format.
2 Create a header line that includes an asterisk and a linetype pattern
name. The name of the linetype pattern is limited to 31 characters.
3 (Optional) To include a description in the header line, follow the linetype
pattern name with a comma and description text.
4 Create a descriptor line that includes:
 All linetypes must begin with a dash.
 Enter zeros for dots.
 Enter negative real numbers for spaces. The value defines the length
of the space in drawing units.
 Enter positive real numbers for dashes. The value defines the length
of the dash in drawing units.
 Separate each dot, dash, or space value from the next with a comma.
 Use a space between a dot and a dash.
Text in Custom Linetypes
Characters from text fonts can be included in linetypes.
Characters from text fonts can be included in linetypes. Linetypes with
embedded characters can denote utilities, boundaries, contours, and so on.
As with simple linetypes, lines are dynamically drawn as you specify the
vertices. Characters embedded in lines are always displayed completely; they
are never trimmed.
Embedded text characters are associated with a text style in the drawing. Any
text styles associated with a linetype must exist in the drawing before you
load the linetype.
The format for linetypes that include embedded characters is similar to that
for simple linetypes in that it is a list of pattern descriptors separated by
commas.
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