Topic: contour linetype generation

[drizzt]

How do I get contours to enable linetype generation. I am using a dashed linetype and the dashes aren't all the same size.

Thanks in advance for your answers

[mjfarrell]

How do I get contours to enable linetype generation. I am using a dashed linetype and the dashes aren't all the same size.

Thanks in advance for your answers

Tell autodesk you need this little item fixed....1000000000000000  times
due to Contour Objects NOT having the ability to honor LTGEN settings....
the workaround  EXTRACT those objects from surface...fold, spindle, and mutilate as required

[Dinosaur]

 
Are you saying that this little broken feature the dogs were barking about 4 years ago has yet to be addressed?  My throat is still sore from howling about that.

[drizzt]

Thats wierd, I have files that it works in, and some that it doesn't

[mjfarrell]

Are you saying that this little broken feature the dogs were barking about 4 years ago has yet to be addressed?  My throat is still sore from howling about that.

you know, I've really tried to let go of all that so's that my 'constant' ranting does put every one off...however just because we all agree to not talk about problems with the application, doesn't make them any less annoying...or get them fixed any sooner...what's a guy to do?

STILL can't query any C3D objects with MAP inside C3D

[drizzt]

STILL can't query any C3D objects with MAP inside C3D

wow, that seems like a basic need !!!!!

[Dinosaur]

I think that at one point anyway, you could get those countours to display correctly if that surface was actually a part of the drawing you were working in and not just a data reference.  I have no way to test that theory now or any idea if even that functionality has persisted however.

... and yes that map "queery" thing has to be the most ornerous of all the long standing defects.

[drizzt]

Now that you mention it, the drawings I am having the problems with, are drawings I imported a 2007 TIN from....

[mjfarrell]

Now that you mention it, the drawings I am having the problems with, are drawings I imported a 2007 TIN from....

to be clear did you Import the surface from previous LDT project
OR
did you use the create surface from TIN operation?

either way the answer is MOOT, as....the parent object is a Surface, contained in that object are Contour Display Objects, which when extracted become the root object of a polyline...however the contour object itself does NOT honor or offer LTGENeration as a user controlled setting anywhere within the surface style parameters.

In short the LAST thing one may want to do...Extract the contours...wblock them out to their own file....set surface style to NOT show contours...XREF the extracted, and LTGENed polyline objects into the file....and Have a Nice Day!

[drizzt]

or just use a continuous line type..... time is money!

[mjfarrell]

or just use a continuous line type..... time is money!

yeah...which one of these solid lines are the exisitng, and proposed contour lines here?





Uh....the solid ones?


 

[drizzt]

the skinny ones

[Jeff_M]

or just use a continuous line type..... time is money!

yeah...which one of these solid lines are the exisitng, and proposed contour lines here?
Uh....the solid ones?
 

We've used solid lines for existing & proposed for probably 10 years or more....whenever we got rid of that old pen plotter. The existing get shaded, the proposed do not. We haven't had even one complaint about which is which.

[drizzt]

yeah I've done it both ways to (no comments from you guys!) solid vs. dashed...

[Dent Cermak]

I use the dashed linetype on all of my contours too. Clients seem to prefer that.
To finally answer your question, and not whine about AutoCad's short commings, you can make the dashews even lengths with the PEdit command. Pick the contour and note one of the edit options is "Ltype Gen". Apply that and your line and all should look fine. If all of your contours have this problem use the PEdit.....M (for multiple)...window all the contours and apply the Ltype Gen option.