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Creating Line types

Anonymous
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Does any one out there know how ( or if ) a person can create an entirely new line type? Or is there a way to change an existing line like the cold water, prop. line, etc. to have a different letter? Thanks. jeff.
I use A/C 11.
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Dwight
Newcomer
Yes.

Menu Options>Element Attributes>Line Types

You'll want to create your new line on the floor plan, copy it and then open the dialog.

Create a new symbol type line and then paste the artwork in.

Adjust the spacing to suit.

There's a weird scaling thing going on that others can help with since the sizes change... you'll see what i mean.
Dwight Atkinson
Anonymous
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Well, i can copy & paste the line segments, but not the Letter. Any suggestions?
Dwight
Newcomer
Draw the letter with line segments
Dwight Atkinson
Anonymous
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Ahhh, Much Better. now I can have some fun.
Dwight
Newcomer
Mid-July.

Summer.

Creating new line types at workstation considered "fun."

Hmmmm.

Let me get back to stripping paint. Now THAT is fun. Heat gun much safer than blowtorch.
Dwight Atkinson
Anonymous
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Well, yes. Fun is stretching it a bit. It is just a super low energy day and I don't wanna do my real job..... Shhhh.
Anonymous
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Try these threads for an explanation of the correct scaling needed when exploding the 3d text library part and pasting the lines as a new line-type -

http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?p=28757&highlight=text+line+spline#28757

http://www.archicadwiki.com/TechNotes/Drawing_Curved_Text?highlight=%28linetype%29
Stress Co_
Advisor
Dwight wrote:
Let me get back to stripping paint. Now THAT is fun. Heat gun much safer than blowtorch.
W.O.T.(way off topic)

Dwight: Not missing any feet, are you?
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Katalin Takacs
Graphisoft Alumni
Graphisoft Alumni
I recommend you to visit the following ArchiCAD wiki articles to read more about custom Line Types: http://archicadwiki.com/LineTypes and Curved Text using Text 3D object: http://www.archicadwiki.com/CurvedText

Regards,
Katalin Takacs