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 MicroStation PowerDraft 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 MicroStation PowerDraft line styles.
For IGES import, the default mapping of IGES line font patterns to MicroStation PowerDraft line styles is:
| IGES line font pattern | MicroStation PowerDraft 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 MicroStation PowerDraft line styles to IGES line font patterns is:
| MicroStation PowerDraft 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 MicroStation PowerDraft 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