Importing Autodesk Patterns

By clicking Import dxf linetypes we can import any of the Autodesk patterns stored in .lin files. Autodesk patterns can be divided into 3 sets:

All of these kinds of patterns are supported by AVEVA Marine Dxf export functionality. The Complex Shape Patterns contain a reference to a symbol stored in the shape definition files (.shp). In a normal case the required .shp files are stored by Autodesk together with line type definition files. However, it is possible to select a different location for a given .shp file during the line type import process. If the system failed to find a required .shp file in the line type file directory then the user is asked to browse to that file manually:

If the .shp file could not be found it is possible to skip this particular line type definition or skip all Complex Shape Patterns definitions.