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Topic: linetype with flow arrow and text
Posted By: Kajito
Subject: linetype with flow arrow and text
Date Posted: 22.Oct.2015 at 16:11
Hi all,

I wonder if anyone could help with code (or lin file) for linetype that has arrow and text in it. I've seen many linetypes with arrows, and text but not one combined.

any help would be highly appreciated.

Thank you


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Posted By: Kent Cooper
Date Posted: 22.Oct.2015 at 18:11
As a starting point, here's an example that uses a text character for the arrow as well as the text part:

*ARROWS-X,----X----> ----X----> ----X----> ----X----
A,2.0,[">",ROMANS,S=1.0,R=0.0,X=-0.95237,Y=-.4285657],-.5,2.0,["X",ROMANS,S=1.0,R=0.0,Y=-.5],-1.0

It requires a text Style in the drawing called ROMANS that uses the ROMANS font.  Obviously, you'll want to change the pen-down/pen-up lengths, text character content, style, etc.  A Shape-based arrowhead can be used instead of the > character, in similar fashion [study the linetype definitions in ACAD.lin].

Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 22.Oct.2015 at 18:22
Could you mock up something and post an image of what you are looking for? 

One option might be to specify your text (ex. Flow) followed by the unicode for a black arrowhead pointing to the right which would be \U+25BA.  You'd have to work out any spacing issues by trial and error.


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