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Topic ClosedEditing the dot linetype
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    Posted: 12.Jun.2014 at 19:09
I want to give the dot line type a thickness along with some width. I have done this before, but its been a while ago. I remember exploding the line & making sure my start & end z are at 0. All the line editing I do only gives the line a width. Thanks for any help. Mark
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You want to edit the actual linetype file to give the dot linetype a thickness? 
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Not edit the linetype file. Just edit the properties of the linetype to give a thickness. When you stretch out the dot line by giving it a width, I want the individual lines that were just widened out to have a thickness that shows better when plotted.
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Points: 7175 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12.Jun.2014 at 19:24
Thickness in AutoCAD refers to vertical height.  It does not refer to width.  Lines can be given a width by changing them to polylines first via PEdit then using the Width option.  However, assigning a width to a dot linetype will only result in what appears to be a series of straight line segments (imagine railroad ties).

To make the dotted linetype appear bolder put your lines on a separate layer and assign it something other than the default lineweight.
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