AutoCAD/linetype creation

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Expert: - 7/13/2008


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I am using AutoCAD 2007 LT and trying to create linetype like ---S---. The line pattern I use is: A,.5,-.2,["S",STANDARD,S=.1,R=0.0,X=-.1,Y=-.05],-.2 (exactly like for existing line ---HW---). But after I enter the linetype pattern computer says: "Invalid number or bad continuation". What does it mean or what is wrong with my actions?

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In Full AutoCAD (that's what I use, I am not required to know the syntax for linetypes like you are trying to make because we have an EXPRESS TOOL called MKLTYPE to make linetypes.  However, I created a linetype using STANDARD as the text style at .2 for height.  MKLTYPE came up with the following code:

A,.105643,-.056123,.105643,-.026547,["S",Standard,y=-.047835,s=.1],-.104034

See if that works for you, and if not, let me know how you want it changed.

Keep the dialog going until we get it solved.

Bill DeShawn
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