Line Style Editor Dialog
Used to define and modify line styles.
Line style definitions can be stored in DGN files or in line style libraries. The dialog 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.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Styles | 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. |
| Name | Sets the name for the selected line style. The maximum number of characters is 63. |
| Components | 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. |
| Description | 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. |
| File > New… | Opens the Create Line Style Library dialog, which is used to create and open a line style library. The controls are analogous to those in the New dialog. |
| File > Open… | Opens the Open Line Style Library dialog, which is used to open a line style library. The controls are analogous to those in the Open dialog. |
| File > Close | Closes the open line style library. |
| File > Manage | Opens the Manage Line Style Definitions dialog, which is used to copy styles between resource files. |
| File > Import > AutoCAD Line Style File (LIN)... | 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, 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.
When a ".lin" file is opened, the Select Linestyles to Import dialog 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. |
| File > Import > MicroStation Resource File (RSC) | Used to import custom line styles that were stored
in
".rsc" files. This menu item opens the Open Line
Style Library dialog, which is used to open the .rsc file from which to import.
The controls are analogous to those in the
Open dialog.
When a ".rsc" file is opened, the Select Linestyles to Import dialog 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. |
| File > Export From DGN... | Used to export all custom line styles stored in the
open DGN file to a
".rsc" file. This is useful if users of MicroStation/J (V7) need to use custom line styles
created with MicroStation. This menu item opens the Open Line
Style Library dialog, which is used to select or create the
".rsc" file to which to export.
Then — in either case — to start exporting, click Save. |
| File > Save | Saves new or modified line styles in the open line style library. |
| File > Save As… | Opens the Save Line Style Library As dialog, 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. |
| File >Exit | Saves new or modified line styles in the open line style library. |
| Edit > Create > Name | 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." |
| Edit > Create > Stroke Pattern | Creates a stroke pattern. |
| Edit > Create > Point | Creates a point symbol. |
| Edit > Create > Compound | Creates a compound line style component. |
| Edit > Delete | Deletes the line style name or component. |
| Edit > Duplicate | 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. |
| Edit > Link | 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. |
| Edit > Snappable | 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.
Turning on this setting unnecessarily may affect performance. Turn it on only if you will need to snap to the individual pieces of the line style, such as the railroad ties in the sample {Rail Road} style. |
| Edit > Physical | If on, prevents the Global Line Style Scale and the
Annotation Scale factors from being applied.
This setting is recommended for cases in which a line style represents a fixed-size, real-world object, such as a railroad track or painted road markers. Turning this setting is off is recommended for a cosmetic line style such as a centerline or a hidden line. |
