Hi there, I'm running AutoCAD LT 2012 and SolidWorks Electrical 2D (for work).  I need to export my AutoCAD electrical and hydraulic line types to a .lin file so I can use them in SolidWorks Electrical.  I downloaded linout.vlx from this site, but I can't get it to open.  Any help will be greatly appreciated!Thanks,A. Bear

You should already have known that LT does not support the use of lisp.

vlx is a Visual LISP executable file.LT does not support LISP.

Well, I don't know why I should have already known that, but I didn't.  So IS there a solution to this?  Some way to export our linetypes out of AutoCAD to a .lin file?

Without a LISP routine, I would not be optimistic.One option would be to contact (if available) the orig. dwg's author, and request ASCII linetypes.

[QUOTE=abear419]Well, I don't know why I should have already known that, but I didn't.  So IS there a solution to this?  Some way to export our linetypes out of AutoCAD to a .lin file?[/QUOTE]Ah.....because it is stated in the features list on the AutoDesk website?  Why would you not have checked what features were available in a program you wanted to buy and use?  It's not like the program cost $25.  When you buy a car do you not bother to check what equipment / features it comes equipped with and what options might be available? 

Well, thanks anyway everyone...I appreciate your thoughts, except for yours, John Connor.  John - I don't know why you have to be such a snippy prick.  I didn't buy either of these programs for home, they're work programs.  I did buy a program for home.  It's called SolidWorks. (ooo, the evil word in AutoCAD circles)  A far easier to use, more powerful, and overall much more intuitive program to use in my estimation.  Not to mention that you can actually see precisely what you're developing.As for the moderators, don't bother removing me from your forum membership, I will have already removed myself - I wouldn't want to be a member of a place that a dick like John is a part of anyway.  His kind of "You're an idiot" attitude isn't helpful for anyone.

Thank you for your kind words.  A knowledgeable user is what every CAD tech should strive to be.Sorry if I sound snippy as you put it but I get annoyed at CAD techs that know little or nothing about the hardware they are using, the OS that is installed and the features of the program they earn their livelihood with.  Why would anyone who takes this job seriously not educate themselves?  I try to be as self-sufficient as possible so I do know my machine specs inside and out as well as the particulars of every program I use and I frequently update that information as conditions change.For example, my four year old system has been having a problem with the display.  I'd lose pixels.  The screen would freeze.  A notice from Windows would tell me that the display driver had been lost then recovered.  I did all the usual troubleshooting steps (several in fact including removing and installing the card, updating the driver, updating DirectX, installing a Windows fix for a Registry setting, looking at AutoCAD as a possible cause, etc.) and finally verified the graphics card was over-heating.  So I cannibalized a spare system we had in house that and swapped out the graphics card.  Problem solved (temporarily).  I say temporarily as I have already ordered a new graphics card that I will install myself.  I don't rely on our IT department to troubleshoot nor fix these types of problems as their main focus is maintaining our network and ordering off-the-shelf Dell systems for 99% of the employees who use a computer.  I custom ordered my CAD computer from a company that does nothing but build computers that are used for CAD and high-end rendering.
John Connor2015-04-14 13:44:31