Expert: Bill DeShawn - 2/4/2011

Question
QUESTION: I have specifice linetypes set up in my drawing, yet for some reason, in the middle of working on the drawing, the appearance of my linetypes change. In the linetype manager dialogue box, the description shows correctly, but the appearance does not. How do I fix this?

ANSWER: Sharon:
How are the appearances different?  Are components of the linetype different in size?, or are they completely different in appeaance?


Bill DeShawn
http://my.sterling.net/~bdeshawn


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QUESTION: For instance, I have an arrowhead in between dashes for the psan linetype, but it comes in as dashed lines.
I have connected arcs for a tree line - but it comes in as dashed lines also.
What I did was go back and re-load the linetypes. Some of them came back in as they were supposed to, but not all.

Answer
Sharon:  When all else fails:
1.  Rename the linetype in your drawing
2.  Open another drawing containing the linetype and displaying it correctly.
3.  Copy one of the desired lines to the clipboard
4.  Paste the contents of the clipboard into your drawing.

Let me know how it goes.  Sometimes "copy and paste" operations get compromised in drawings especially when companies are working with consultants that use different versions of AutoCAD.

Bill DeShawn
http://my.sterling.net/~bdeshawn