LTfly - generate complex linetypes on the fly
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LTFLY is a LISP utility for AutoCAD which generates
a new complex linetype from the given text.

Start the LTFLY command and enter the text to embed
into the new linetype (the current text style will be
used - make sure this text style will be available in
other drawings making use of this new linetype).

V1.3: if the entered text is ".", you can type multiple
texts and create multi-text linetypes like this:
--- HOT --- WATER --- HOT --- WATER --- HOT --- WATER ---
V1.4: if the entered text is "-", you can type multiple
texts and create multi-text linetypes like this:
--- HOT --- WATER --- HOT --- WATER --- HOT --- WATER ---
if the entered text is ".", you can create this:
--- HOT . WATER --- HOT . WATER --- HOT . WATER ---
if the entered text is ",", you can create this:
--- HOT  WATER --- HOT  WATER --- HOT  WATER ---
or
--- G A S --- G A S --- G A S --- G A S ---
(better following arcs than single texts)
V1.6: dialog version, -LTFLY version


A new linetype with the same name as the text will be
created automatically and you can immediately assign
it to any line in your drawing. Non-standard names
will be "normalized" automatically. A linetype
definition with the same name will overwrite the
existing definition (you will have to regen your
drawing to see the changes).

If you need to export the linetype(s) to a .LIN file,
use the CS LinOut utility.

In AutoCAD 2011 (and higher), the "U" alignment code
(upright - always readable text) will be used.

NB:
You can preset the _LTFLY_DoNotUseU LISP variable to
disable the "U" alignment code in AutoCAD 2011 and
higher:
(setq _LTFLY_DoNotUseU T)

License: LTFLY is a free utility by ARKANCE,
do not publish it online on other than ARKANCE's
web servers, do not sell, lend or exchange it.

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