Signal lines becomes continuos while converting to autocad

[somnath.thakare]

Hi everybody,

I am converting SPPID drawings to Autocad. It converts well, but some line types (mostly all signal lines except Electric line) becomes continuos. For example Pneumatic lines becomes continuos in converted autocad drawings. I also run pidclenup utility but no use & then all layers of drawing becomes colourless.
If anybody have any solution please share with me

Thanks & Regards

Somnath

[Patrick_Aps]

Hi there,
In AutoCAD, are they really of the linetype "continuous" or do they appear continouos ? If it is the 2nd then you have to change the LineTypeScale (LTScale) until you see the real linetypes
If it is the 1st, then you have to modify the configuration of the save as AutoCAD.

When all layers become colourless, is this because all object get colour "bylayer" and the layer themselfs do not have a colour ?
if so, you can fix this by exporting a "layer state" from a DWG that has all the layers and all the layers do have the right colours and linetypes and import this in the newly exported pid.

[somnath.thakare]

I have solve this problem by another way

download pidcleanup zip from intergraph

it contains "pidacad.lin" file

place it in autocad support directory, which is typically C:\Program Files\ACAD2000\SUPPORT or any other path

Open converted autocad drawing

go to "line type control" scroll it to "other" it will open "Linetype Manager" & Click on "Load" tab

It will open "Load or Reload Linetypes" dialog box. Browse here that "pidacad.lin" file

Then select all Linetypes & press ok

Save the drawing & reopen it

Now Signal Lines will appear in proper way

Thanks

Somnath