topic Linetype name in GDL

Linetype name

DGSketcher — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 07:29:08 GMT

Does anyone know how to extract the Linetype name of a 2D line with REQUEST or otherwise for a Label? I seem to be able to drill down into most elements to get Linetype information, but there doesn't seem to be a direct connection to 2D linetypes. This may be further frustrated that labels will not associate with lines.

Re: Linetype name

runxel — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 13:46:57 GMT

In general it's

n = REQUEST ("Name_of_line_type", index, name)

But I think you can't query the used lines from the labeled element.

Re: Linetype name

DGSketcher — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 15:05:40 GMT

Thanks, I found that but I can't see a query option that would work with drawn 2D lines. I am trying to develop a suggestion by Peter Baksa that we can use the Linetype name to display associated values in a label. On plan you can use the Morph line but you can't use Morphs in a Detail window, which is where I need to place the label.

Re: Linetype name

Peter Baksa — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 16:30:25 GMT

DGSketcher wrote:
Thanks, I found that but I can't see a query option that would work with drawn 2D lines. I am trying to develop a suggestion by Peter Baksa that we can use the Linetype name to display associated values in a label. On plan you can use the Morph line but you can't use Morphs in a Detail window, which is where I need to place the label.

It was a bad idea, I didn't think about lines can't be labelled associatively.

Re: Linetype name

DGSketcher — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 17:26:21 GMT

Thanks for clarifying Peter. There is another one for the wish list....