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I was going throught the whats great in FME 2013 and came across this:
"Added new template files to (FME_HOME)\\autocad directory, both of which have AutoCAD standard line type definitions loaded in them (PR#36706)"
Does it means that FME 2013 will have the ability to create line types other that continous? as is the case with FME 2012.
Also will I be a able to set the dwg line type from input attributes stating the desired line type?
That would be great!
Cheers,
Itay
+2Itay
I set different line styles in my DWG output based on line styles in my template file (both AutoCAD and custom line styles), by creating and setting attribute autocad_linetype
e.g.
autocad_linetype = ACAD_ISO08W100
Sorry if I misunderstood your question.
Mark
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Thanks the answer, but I am trying to avoid the seed/template file.
Despite the fact that thats the way to go.....meaning thats how FME and Autocad work.
The reason for this is a client, who does not use Autocad and doesnt want to be depending on an external template file.
Cheers,
Itay
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Unfortunately not. The developers didn't favour adding this functionality to FME, as it seemed unnecessary when most people could use a line type that is defined in a template.
The one way around this is to define a linetype using the Edit Header tool. So you can use Tools > Edit Header in Workbench and add a definition there; for example:
ACAD_LINETYPE dash-dot autocad_textpict DASHDOT autocad_patternLength 1.0 0.5 -0.25 0 -0.25
Apologies for this. But very few people have raised this before, and most are happy enough to use templates. Hopefully the header workaround will be good enough for you here.
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Thanks for the header tip. I realise it is not the most effective way to create line type definitions, but it is a way!
Itay