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CAD tip # 3958:
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With the free utility by ARKANCE - LinOut - you can automatically generate (extract) a linetype definition file (.LIN) back from your DWG drawing (incl. the shape+text information from complex linetypes).
Load the VLX utility in your AutoCAD session (with the main DWG drawing) with APPLOAD and start (type in) the LinOut command. It creates a .LIN file in the same folder (and same name) as your DWG drawing.
LinOut is available for download on 
Download.
Version 1.3 fixes handling of multi-text lines.
The older LINOUT1 command supports just plain linetypes (not the complex ones).
For hatch patterns use the PatOut utility
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