The values to be used are signed decimal numbers such as 1, -17, and 0.01. The total upstroke is still 0.1 + 0.3 = 0.4, but the text origin is not offset in the X direction.Īdditional information about each field in the character descriptor follows. An equivalent linetype would beĪ.5,-.1,-.3 Notice that the total upstroke length is 0.2 + 0.2 = 0.4 and that the text origin is offset -.01 units in the X direction from the end of the first upstroke. The linetype would be displayed as shown below. This pattern continues for the length of the line, ending with a dash 0.5 drawing units long. The text characters come from the text font assigned to the STANDARD text style at a scale of 0.1, a relative rotation of 0 degrees, an X offset of -0.1, and a Y offset of -0.05. This indicates a repeating pattern starting with a dash 0.5 drawing units long, a space 0.2 drawing units long, the characters HW with some scale and placement parameters, and another space 0.2 drawing units long. For example, a linetype called HOT_WATER_SUPPLY is defined as This format is added as a descriptor to a simple linetype. The format for adding text characters in a linetype description is as follows: The format for linetypes that include embedded characters is similar to that for simple linetypes in that it is a list of pattern descriptors separated by commas. Any text styles associated with a linetype must exist in the drawing before you load the linetype. Characters embedded in lines are always displayed completely they are never trimmed.Įmbedded text characters are associated with a text style in the drawing.

As with simple linetypes, lines are dynamically drawn as you specify the vertices. Linetypes with embedded characters can denote utilities, boundaries, contours, and so on. Characters from text fonts can be included in linetypes.

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