Converting IGES Line Styles
The IGES specification includes six standard line styles and custom line font patterns defined by line font definition entities (type 304).
Because AECOsim Building Designer does not support custom line styles, the IGES line font patterns of entities with custom line font patterns can be mapped to any of the AECOsim Building Designer line styles.
For IGES import, the default mapping of IGES line font patterns to AECOsim Building Designer line styles is:
| IGES line font pattern | AECOsim Building Designer line style |
|---|---|
| 0. Undefined | 0. Solid (SOL) |
| 1. Solid | 0. Solid (SOL) |
| 2. Dashed | 5. Short-dashed (SHD) |
| 3. Phantom | 6. Dash double-dot (DADD) |
| 4. Centerline | 7. Long dash-short dash (LDSD) |
| 5. Dotted | 1. Dotted (DOT) |
For IGES export, the default mapping of AECOsim Building Designer line styles to IGES line font patterns is:
| AECOsim Building Designer line style | IGES line font |
|---|---|
| 0. Solid (SOL) | 1. Solid |
| 1. Dotted (DOT) | 3. Phantom |
| 2. Medium-dashed (MEDD) | 2. Dashed |
| 3. Long-dashed (LNGD) | 2. Dashed |
| 4. Dot-dashed (DOTD) | 4. Centerline |
| 5. Short-dashed (SHD) | 2. Dashed |
| 6. Dash double-dot (DADD) | 3. Phantom |
| 7. Long dash-short dash (LDSD) | 4. Centerline |
Conversion between AECOsim Building Designer line styles and IGES line font patterns can be customized:
- For import — see the Import IGES File dialog
- For export — see the Export IGES File dialog