Reference Guide
Reference Guide
Reference Guide
Reference Guide
Reference Guide
Reference Guide
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Used to define and modify line styles. Opens when Line Style > Edit is chosen from the Element menu.
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Line Style Editor dialog box | |
Line style definitions can be stored in DGN files or in line style libraries. The dialog box lets you open and define or modify line styles in only one line style library at a time. If a line style library is open, its file specification displays in the title bar.
 | If a library is specified with the LINESTYLE LIBRARY key-in, it is automatically opened in the Line Style Editor dialog box the next time the dialog box is opened (it will not be necessary to use the dialog box's File menu). |
Lists the names of all line styles in the open line style library. Selecting a name causes a sample of the line style to be displayed, the Name field to be updated with the selected name, and the directly linked line style component to be selected in the Components list box.
Sets the name for the selected line style. The maximum number of characters is 63.
Lists the types and descriptions of all line styles components in the open line style library. If >> displays next to the entry for a component (to the left of its Type), the component is directly linked to the line style whose name is selected in the Styles list box.
Selecting a component causes a sample line with the component to be displayed, the Description field to be updated with the component description, and the controls for working with the component type to be made accessible if they were not already. To modify a component, you must first select it.
| Nine “Internal” components are listed. The first eight are “standard” line styles — Line code 0 through Line code 7. The ninth is Default solid line. Of these, only Default solid line supports true width through line style modifiers in the same manner as custom line styles. |
The field below the list box is used to key in a (new or modified) description of the selected component. The maximum valid number of characters is 128. To sort by Description or Type, click the column heading.
Opens the Create Line Style Library dialog box, which is used to create and open a line style library. The controls are analogous to those in the New dialog box.
Opens the Open Line Style Library dialog box, which is used to open a line style library. The controls are analogous to those in the Open dialog box (see Open).
Closes the open line style library.
Opens the Manage Line Style Definitions dialog box, which is used to rename and delete line styles.
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Used to import AutoCAD line styles, which are stored in “.lin” files. Choosing this menu item opens the Select .lin file to Import From dialog box, which is used to select and open the AutoCAD line style file from which to import. The controls are analogous to those in the Open dialog box.
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When a “.lin” file is opened, the Select Linestyles to Import dialog box opens, which is used to select the AutoCAD line styles to import. In the list box, entries for AutoCAD line styles with the same names as custom line styles in the open DGN file appear in red.
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Used to import custom line styles that were stored in “.rsc” files using MicroStation/J (v7). Choosing this menu item opens the Open Line Style Library dialog box, which is used to open the .rsc file from which to import. The controls are analogous to those in the Open dialog box.
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When a “.rsc” file is opened, the Select Linestyles to Import dialog box opens, which is used to select the custom line styles to import. In the list box, entries for custom line styles with the same names as those in the open DGN file appear in red.
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Used to export all custom line styles stored in the open DGN file to a “.rsc” file. This capability is useful in the case where users of MicroStation/J (v7) need to use custom line styles created with MicroStation V8. Choosing this menu item opens the Open Line Style Library dialog box, which is used to select or create the “.rsc” file to which to export.
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To create a “.rsc” file, navigate to the desired directory and key in the file name in the File name field.
To export to an existing “.rsc” file, select the file in the same manner as when using the Open dialog box.
Then — in either case — to start exporting, click Save.
Saves new or modified line styles in the open line style library.
Opens the Save Line Style Library As dialog box, which is used to save the open line style library with a different name or on a different volume. The controls are analogous to those in the Save As dialog box.
Saves new or modified line styles in the open line style library.
Inserts a line style named “Unnamed” in the Styles list box. Unnamed is automatically selected and is automatically linked to the component selected in the Components list box. Choose this menu item to start defining a line style “from scratch.”
Accesses controls that are used to create, modify, and delete stroke pattern line style components.
Accesses controls that are used to create, modify, and delete point symbol line style components.
Accesses controls that are used to create, modify, and delete compound line style components.
Deletes the line style name or component.
Duplicates the component selected in the Components list box. The duplicate is inserted after the original in the Components list box and is automatically selected.
Directly links the component selected in the Components list box to the line style whose name is selected in the Styles list box. As indication of the link, >> displays next to the component Type.
If on, allows you to snap to the individual components of a line style. If off, allows you to snap to the underlying line of a line style.