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    Posted: 31.Jul.2017 at 17:12
HI Guys,

Trying to add greater than/less than arrows to my linetype. Have used the following definition:

*FIBRE-V<1,Fibre-V<1 ----FIBRE-V<1----FIBRE-V<1----FIBRE-V<1----FIBRE-V<1----FIBRE-V<1----FIBRE-V<1--
A,.5,-.2,["FIBRE-V<1",ARIAL,S=.1,U=0.0,X=-0.1,Y=-.05],-.5 
*FIBRE-V>1,Fibre-V>1 ----FIBRE-V>1----FIBRE-V>1----FIBRE-V>1----FIBRE-V>1----FIBRE-V>1----FIBRE-V>1--
A,.5,-.2,["FIBRE-V>1",ARIAL,S=.1,U=0.0,X=-0.1,Y=-.05],-.5

I have included an arrow before when defining a pumped water main linetype; however this doesnt seem to work. Can arrows only be used in certain circumstances??

Any help greatly appreciated
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Points: 7175 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31.Jul.2017 at 18:07
Is this what you are looking for?  Pay no mind to the spacing as it's a work-in-progress.
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That's it John. The definition included in my initial post doesnt seem to work. Maybe it's a limitation with acadlt???
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Points: 7175 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31.Jul.2017 at 18:27
I made an adjustment to the spacing and added a second version.
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Points: 7175 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31.Jul.2017 at 18:28
Originally posted by khcharteredengineers khcharteredengineers wrote:

That's it John. The definition included in my initial post doesnt seem to work. Maybe it's a limitation with acadlt???


I doubt it.
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Points: 686 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31.Jul.2017 at 20:59
Originally posted by khcharteredengineers khcharteredengineers wrote:

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I have included an arrow before when defining a pumped water main linetype; however this doesnt seem to work. Can arrows only be used in certain circumstances??
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You may have used them as arrows before in a linetype definition (and so have I), but have you used one in a linetype name?  I haven't dug into it, but I know not all characters can be used in all types of names [of linetypes, hatch patterns, Blocks, Text Styles, etc.] -- try naming them without that somehow, and see whether they work.


Edited by Kent Cooper - 31.Jul.2017 at 21:01
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Points: 686 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31.Jul.2017 at 21:30
Originally posted by Kent Cooper Kent Cooper wrote:

Originally posted by khcharteredengineers khcharteredengineers wrote:

.... I have included an arrow before when defining a ... linetype.... Can arrows only be used in certain circumstances?? ....
.... have you used one in a linetype name?  .... I know not all characters can be used in all types of names ....
 
FOUND IT in Help:
 
Linetype names can contain letters, digits, and the special characters dollar sign ($), hyphen (-), and underscore (_).
 
No allowance for < or >.
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Points: 4 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01.Aug.2017 at 07:34
Thanks guys for your help. All sorted now - it was the arrows in the linetype name that it didnt like
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