DXF Group Codes
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The following group codes apply to LTYPE symbol table entries.
LTYPE group codesGroup codes | Description |
100 |
Subclass marker (AcDbLinetypeTableRecord) |
2 |
Linetype name. |
70 |
Standard flags. (See "Common Group Codes for Symbol Table Entries.") |
3 |
Descriptive text for linetype. |
72 |
Alignment code; value is always 65, the ASCII code for A. |
73 |
The number of linetype elements. |
40 |
Total pattern length. |
49 |
Dash, dot or space length (one entry per element). |
74 |
Complex linetype element type (one per element). Default is 0 (no embedded shape/text). |
75 |
Shape number (one per element) if code 74 specifies an embeded shape. |
340 |
Pointer to STYLE object (one per element if code 74 > 0) |
46 |
S= scale value (optional). Multiple entries can exist. |
50 |
R= (relative) or A= (absolute) rotation value in radians of embedded shape or text. One per element if code 74 specifies an embeded shape or text string. |
44 |
X= x offset value (optional). Multiple entries can exist. |
45 |
Y= y offset value (optional). Multiple entries can exist. |
9 |
Text string (one per element if code 74 = 2) |
The group codes 74, 75, 340, 46, 50, 44, 45, and 9 are not returned by the tblsearch or tblnext functions. You must use tblobjname to retrieve these values within an application.