Tabdash

The tabdash file is used to specify the correspondence between the CADMATIC Hull dash patterns and the AutoCAD line types.

Each line in this file has the following format:

Hull_dash_pattern    AutoCAD_line_type

For example:

 0   CONTINUOUS
 1   HIDDEN
 2   CENTER
 3   DASHDOT
 4   DASHED
 5   PHANTOM

In the export process Hull dash pattern definitions are converted to line type definitions in the DXF/DWG file with the names specified in the tabdash file. The DXF/DWG file contains not only the name of the line type but also the definition of the pattern.

So, it is possible to export a Hull dash pattern named "continuous" to the DASHED line type in AutoCAD. In that case all lines of type DASHED will be continuous.

In the import process AutoCAD line types are mapped to Hull dash patterns. However, in this case the line type definition in the DXF/DWG doesn't override the dash pattern definition in Hull. So, if for example the continuous line type is mapped to a dashed Hull pattern the line pattern will remain dashed.