6 At the Enter Pattern prompt, specify the pattern of the line. Follow these
guidelines:
■ All linetypes must begin with a dash.■ Enter zeros for dots.■ Enter negative real numbers for spaces. The value defines the length
of the space in drawing units.■ Enter positive real numbers for dashes. The value defines the length
of the dash in drawing units.■ Separate each dot, dash, or space value from the next with a comma.■ Use a space between a dot and a dash.7 Press ENTER to end the command.NOTEWhen you create a linetype, it is not loaded into your drawing automatically.
Use the Load option of LINETYPE.
To add a simple linetype to a LIN file
1 Open the acadlt.lin or acadltiso.lin file in a text editor that saves in ASCII
format (for example, Notepad).2 Create a header line that includes an asterisk and a linetype pattern name.
The name of the linetype pattern is limited to 31 characters.3 (Optional) To include a description in the header line, follow the linetype
pattern name with a comma and description text.4 Create a descriptor line that includes:
■ All linetypes must begin with a dash.■ Enter zeros for dots.■ Enter negative real numbers for spaces. The value defines the length
of the space in drawing units.■ Enter positive real numbers for dashes. The value defines the length
of the dash in drawing units.■ Separate each dot, dash, or space value from the next with a comma.■ Use a space between a dot and a dash.Simple Custom Linetypes | 23