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downloading existing linetypes to a file

downloading existing linetypes to a file

downloading existing linetypes to a file

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Hello.
I am working AutoCAD 2000i.
I would like to download existing linetypes in a particular drawing to a "lin" file.
How is this accomplished?
Thank you for your time.
Marize

RE: downloading existing linetypes to a file

There is a program at www.caddepot.com which extracts linetypes and hatches, but I am unfamiliar with its name.

RE: downloading existing linetypes to a file

(defun C:ltypes()
;OPEN A TEXT FILE
  (setq FileName (strcat (getvar "DWGNAME") ".lin"))
  (print Filename)
  (setq myFile (open FileName "w"))
(setq myltype (tblnext "LTYPE" T))
   (print (cdr (assoc 2 myltype))  myFile)
(while (setq myltype (tblnext "LTYPE"))
   (print (cdr (assoc 2 myltype))  myFile)
 )
(close myFile)
(print "This function exports only the names of linetypes used in a drawing, into file: ")
  (print (findfile FileName))
(print "  the descriptions for line types of these names are in the Ascii files Acad.lin, Acadiso.lin  etc.")
(princ)
 )

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