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Create Linetype By Editing Directly In .lin


Convention for describing line shapes in linetype.

 The line type starts with the letter A. This letter A specifies that the object ends with a solid line.

 Positive values ​​specify the length of the solid line.

 Negative values ​​specify the length of the gap.

 Number 0 specifies a line segment with length 0 or a dot.

Thus, the line shape described in the sample1.lin file above has the following form:


Note: The A (alignment) code specifies how to draw line shapes at the end points of drawing objects. The Alignment code is automatically included in the .LIN file definition.

Normal form.

Shortened form.

Long lasting.

The form is too short (turns the object into a solid line).

2.2. Create linetype by editing directly in .LIN

Each line type in the .LIN file is described in two lines:

*linetype_name,description A,descriptor1,descriptor2, ...


 The * before the line type name is required.

 Linetypename : The name of the line, which will appear in the linetype manager.

 Description: The description string may or may not be present and must not exceed 47 characters in length.

 A: specifies the end of the drawn object with a solid line.

 Descriptor 1,2,.. : Byte describing the line type (as described above).

IV. Complex path containing shape object

The way to describe dashes, spaces and dots is similar to that in the simple line description file. The syntax to describe a line is the same as that of a simple line. For a line that contains a shape object, we just need to add a shape description syntax to the line description as follows:

[shapename,shxfilename] or [shapename,shxfilename,transform]

Shape name: The name of the shape drawing object. If the object name is not in the shape file, AutoCAD will assume that there is no description of the shape object in the line drawing.

Shxfilename : The name of the .shx file containing the shape object to be inserted into the line. The name and path must be specified, otherwise AutoCAD will search in the default folder containing .SHX files: Documents and Settings[user name]Application DataAutodeskAutoCAD 2005R16.0enuSupport.

Transform: This is an optional item, including parameters corresponding to the transformation when inserting shape and line objects. The value of transform is described in the table below, each parameter is separated by a comma.

The values ​​of the Transform parameters.


Meaning Value

R=## Relative rotation

A=## Absolute rotation

The relative rotation angle of the shape to the drawn line.

Absolute rotation angle relative to the OX axis of the WCS coordinate system.


For example :

S=## Scale Scale factor (of the inserted shape to the shape described in the shape file).

X=## X offset Linear displacement (X units)

Y=## Y offset Displacement perpendicular to the line

straight. (Y units). (X,Y can be negative numbers)

Use the load command to load the ltypeshx.shx file into the drawing, then type the Shape command to insert a shape named bat into the drawing. The shape of bat appears as follows:

Open the LT_Sample.LIN file and type the following 3 linetypes:


*BAT1LINE, --- [BAT1] --- [BAT1] --- [BAT1]

A,38.1,-38.1,[BAT,ltypeshp.shx,S=5],-12.7


*BAT2LINE, --- [BAT2] --- [BAT2] --- [BAT2]

A,38.1,-38.1,[BAT,ltypeshp.shx,S=5,R=0,X=-20.0],-12.7


*BAT3LiNE, --- [BAT3] --- [BAT3] --- [BAT3]

A,38.1,-38.1,[BAT,”C:sampleltypeshp.shx”,S=5,y=-6.0,r=90,X=-6],-12.7 The shapes of the above linetypes appear in the following order:




Note: linetype names do not have to be uppercase. The order of transforms does not have to be fixed.

1. Complex path containing text object.

The syntax for describing text objects in complex line shapes is as follows: (* note that in AutoCAD 2005, the syntax for creating line shapes containing characters is different from previous versions, it requires more stringent requirements than previous versions).

["text",textstylename,scale,rotation,xoffset,yoffset]

 Text: the character string to be inserted.

 Style: The name of the font style that AutoCAD will use to format the text.

 Scale,rotation,xoffset,yoffset : Similar to the above transform parameters.


For example :


*HOT_WATER_SUPPLY1,---- HW ---- HW ---- HW ---- HW ---- HW ----

A,.5,-.2,["HW",STANDARD,S=.1,R=0.0,X=-0.1,Y=-.05],-.2


The result is in the form of a line as follows:

Note: If s=0 then the text will be taken according to the font and have a font size (height) of 1.

V. Create cross-sectional templates.

1. Section template file.

The section pattern is described by AutoCAD in a file with a division.

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g .PAT. We can use

use

Available cross sections are described in the

ACAD.PAT and ACADISO.PAT files or

on one's own

create

The individual templates are saved in .PAT files in ACII file format. Note,

other

with

spread

line, cross section

Section file can only contain one section type and file name must be

same name

By default *.pat is saved in the Documents and Settings[user

name]Application DataAutodeskAutoCAD 2005R16.0enuSupport.

After creating the section types in individual files. You can copy the section descriptions in these files into the Acad.Pat or AcadIso.Pat files, to add them to the Patern field in the BHatch command.

Similar to line shapes, we divide cross-section shapes into two types: Simple cross-section shapes and complex cross-section shapes.

 A simple cross-sectional pattern is a pattern that contains only a straight line.

 A complex cross-sectional pattern is a pattern consisting of many families of straight lines.

2. Create a simple cross section.

A cross-section pattern in a .PAT file is described as follows:

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g next to each other. Syntax description

*pattern-name[, description]

angle, x-origin,y-origin, delta-x,delta-y [, dash1, dash2, ...]

 Pattern – name : The cross-section name will be descriptive and cannot contain spaces.

 Description: Description (Optional) and must not exceed 80 characters

 Angle: Angle of the cutting line.

 x-origin : The x-coordinate of the point


standard


g to draw the cross section. Usually we

use origin point with coordinates (0,0)

 y-origin : Coordinate of the reference point


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g as root


coordinates

 delta-x : Displacement of the cutting line in the vertical direction.

 delta-y : Displacement of the cutting line perpendicular to the vertical direction.

 dash1, dash2, ... : Only used when the cuts are discontinuous lines.


For example

The

This value describes the line type (including dashes and fills).

g).

I

file named L123.PAT

content as follows

*L123, proposed future trailers 0, 0.0, 0.0.5













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file named L124.PAT

content as follows

*L124, proposed future trailers 90, 0.0, 0.1














*L125, proposed future trailers 0,1,0,1,2,-3,1

3. Create complex cross-section patterns.

Complex cross-sections are created from several different line families. These line families are described on a line and combined into a complex cross-section.

For example :

Doan

description after me

out one

cross section as shown

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*lightning, interwoven lightning 90, 0.0, 0.5, .5,–.25

























*lightning, interwoven lightning 0, –.25,.5, 0,.75, .25,–.25



*lightning, interwoven lightning 90, –.25,.5, 0,.5, .5,–.25

























And the following code describes a complex cross section created by the above three families of lines:

*lightning, interwoven lightning

90, 0.0, 0..5, .5,–.25

0, –.25,.5, 0,.75, .25,–.25

90, –.25,.5, 0,.5, .5,–.25


VI. Menu.

1. Menu and menu files.

1.1. Menu types

There are a total of 10 menu types.

 Pulldown menus: are dropdown menus such as file, edit,...

 Context menus (shortcut menus): are menus that appear when you right-click on a location on the drawing.

 Toolbars. Everyone knows this.

 Image menus

Image menu: is the menu that appears as

when we enter the section

DrawSurfaces3d surfaces.

 Screen menu: this menu appears when we go to Tools optionDisplayWindow elementDisplay screen menu.

 Mouse device menus (Auxiliary menu): this menu is mouse devices such as pressing ctrl+left mouse, ctrl+right mouse.

 Other devices of the input system (Button menu): this is the menu serving other devices of the input system such as electronic pens.

 Digitizing input tables (tablets): a menu dedicated to cad digitizing tables. I also saw this for the first time at the IT exhibition last November (also known as digital tablets).

 Helpstrings in status: Everyone knows this. When we move the cursor to the drop-down menus, helpstrings will appear in the status bar.

 Hotkeys. For example ctrl+oOpen, etc…

1.2. Menu file types

We have the following types of menu files:


*.mnu

Sample menu file, this is an ACII code file that you can edit directly on it.

*.mns

This is the source menu file generated by AutoCAD based on the file.

*.mnu. The structure of this file is a little simpler than mnu but basically the same. You can also edit directly on this file. When you change shortcuts, or change toolbars, ... right in CAD, CAD will record that change on this file. Not write to *.mnu file. CAD will not interfere with *.mnu file because it considers this file as a user-created file.

*.mnc

Is the AutoCAD binary code compilation file. AutoCAD will compile

Translate the above mns file into mnc file so that the computer can download and process it faster.

*.mnr

Binary file containing bitmap images used for image menus.

*.mnl

The acci file contains the Autolisp programs that come with the menu. It will be loaded automatically if it has the same name as the *.mnc file.



The above files form a family of menu files.

When a menu file is loaded, it is registered in the registry and the next time AutoCAD starts it will reload this menu file.

The process of loading a menu is as follows:


Begin

Convention

+ : Found

-- : Not found

+

+

Find *.mns Find *.mnc

-- --

Find *.mnc

--

+

Find *.mnu

--

+

End

Create file

*.mnc and *.mnr are based on *mns files.

Translate *.mnu to *.mns and *.mnc

create *mnr file

Download *.mnc

Error message


1.3. Load, remove a menu

The Menuload command loads a menu into AutoCAD. You can also customize the display of menus on the Customization Menu dialog box.

The Menu command allows us to load a menu into AutoCAD, unlike the Menuload command which removes all current menus in AutoCAD before loading a menu.

Note that when loading the *.mnu file, toolbar changes will disappear. Because CAD will translate the file.

*.mnu to *.mns file and then your *.mns file will disappear, which means the changes in your toolbar and shortcut keys will also disappear.

Regarding menus, we distinguish two types of menus: main menu and section menu.

Main menus are the menus that are loaded first with the menuload command. Or menus that are loaded with the menu command in the CAD command line.

The main menu is different from the partial menu in that: The main menu is loaded entirely into CAD. The partial menus, such as the AUX menu and Buttom menu, will not be loaded.

2. Customize a menu

2.1. Structure of a menu file

Normally a menu file consists of 9 parts.

 Lips

The menu file will describe a group of menus and don

The first g will specify the name of the group.

that. The syntax is described as follows:

***Menugroup=namegroup.

 Part 2: contains menu buttons and auxiliary menus. These menus are used to control mouse devices and other system devices, if any.

 Part 3: pop menus, which are drop-down menus

 Part 4: toolbar menus, are lines describing the toolbars

 Part 5: contains the lines describing the Image menu

 Section 6: describes the screen menus

 Part 7: describes digital tables (tablets)

 Part 8: lines describing shortcut keys

 Part 9: lines specifying help lines (tatus string).


Lips

Notes begin with //

a section consisting of one or more sections (or


may or may not exist). Each section is a

small part

The menus have similar functions (usually).

section

have 3

 Part 1: section name. The section name begins with three asterisks.


Name of section

Corresponding menu elements

g



***But

onsn

Menus of other pointing devices.

***AU Xn

Mouse device menu

***Pop n

Popup menus or shortcut menus

menu

language

soup

***Big

Olbars

Toolbars

***Ima ge

Image menus

***Screen

Screen menu

***Tab letn

Digital tables

***Help pString s

Help strings on the status bar

***Ac celerat

The noń g keys

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