Creating a Simple Linetype in AutoCAD

Creating your own AutoCAD linetype is pretty easy to do. Today’s blog post will be a tutorial on how to do so.

Two Main Steps

There are two main steps to creating your own linetype. Those are:

1. Find the acad.lin file.
2. Edit the acad.lin file, to include your new linetype.

The Show

I felt this tutorial really lent itself to be done in video format. So, I created a screen capture video that demonstrates how to create a custom AutoCAD linetype. Please enjoy the show:

Conclusion

That’s all I have for today. Happy cadding!