Can Chief import line types

[McCoyArch]

Chief has pretty limited set of line types. Is there a way to import line types from other software or an online source?

[Chrisb222]

4 minutes ago, McCoyArch said:

Chief has pretty limited set of line types. Is there a way to import line types from other software or an online source?

 

Did you check your Library under Chief Architect Core Catalogs > Line Styles?

 

You can also create your own under CAD > Lines > Line Style Management.

[DBCooper]

Like Chris said, there are already a bunch available in the core libraries.  You can just click on one and start drawing in a plan and then it will automatically be available in the line style drop down list.

 

You can also create your own in the user catalog by right-clicking and choosing "new" and "line style".  You can also copy ones from the core library into your user catalog and then modify them.

 

There is a tool to import them using "file import" and choosing "import line styles" but I have never tried this myself.  According to help, the file has to be a .lin or .dat file but it doesn't really say anything about the format or how to create one.

 

This all is assuming that you are using Chief Premier because I don't think the other versions have all of these features.