Historically our office has used a linetype we called "Feather", but it seems to no longer be in our linetype files. We have old drawings though that can still be opened and the linetype looks correct in them. No one here has any skill at making a custom linetype. I tried the lisp in a thread on AutoCAD's forum ( http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/visual-lisp-autolisp-and-general/to-lin-lisp-exports-linetypes-to-a-new-lin-file/td-p/3770427 ) that should extract linetypes from a drawing but I got an error. I know the lisp is fine since it would extract other linetypes, it was just something about the feather linetype it didn't like.
I've attached the drawing that I tried extracting the linetype from. The feather linetype is the one that looks like //// //// ////. Is there anyone able to extract the linetype for me or with enough skill at making linetypes to recreate it?
Thanks,
Renee
I cannot help you, but I spent an awful lot of time with my 000 pen drawing that on old buildings a long time ago....
Ken
If you just need it in your drawing, use design center (DC), navigate to this file, find your linetype, and drag it into your drawing. Do the same to your template and you'll have it for the next project.
This may not be exactly what you want as it has dashes between the slashes but I think it's close. Copy this text into you acad.lin file down towards the bottom.
*FEATHER,Feather ----///----///----///----///----///----///--
A,.5,-.2,[///,STANDARD,S=.1,U=0.0,X=-0.1,Y=-.05],-.25
Give this a try.
*FEATHER-RIGHTNEW,//// //// //// ////
A,0,-.2,[/,STANDARD,S=.12,R=0,X=.1,Y=0],-.1,[/,STANDARD,S=.12,R=0,X=.1,Y=0],-.1,[/,STANDARD,S=.12,R=0,X=.1,Y=0],-.1,[/,STANDARD,S=.12,R=0,X=.1,Y=0],-.15