This command changes the linetype of polylines or lines to the
linetype selected from the dialog. True AutoCAD linetypes are
created and applied to the selected entities, compared to other
commands, such as Polyline to Special Line and Special
Line/Entity, which break the polyline into segments. The
spacing between linetype symbols and the symbols size are
controlled by the Line Type Spacing and Symbol Size Scaler settings
in the dialog. The Extra Dash is used for linetypes that have a
symbol or letter between dashes. This setting controls how many
dashes to draw between the symbol or letter. For example with the
Electric2 linetype and Extra Dash set to 1, the linetype would have
"- - E - - E - -". The Gap Size Scaler controls the size of the
break in the line for the linetypes that have a break like UserDef
and Arrow_B. The Gap Size Scaler is multiplied by the symbol size
to get the gap size in drawing units. The Text Style is used for
linetypes that use letters like "E" in Electric2.
To select a linetype from the dialog, pick on the linetype image. Use the Next button to see more linetypes. At the end of the list of linetypes, there are two special choices. The UserDef choice lets you enter your own text string into a linetype, and the Wingdings choice lets you insert any Wingdings font character into a linetype. Consult Windows® documentation for a listing of Wingdings characters.
Select Linetype dialog select linetype and adjust
other variables
Select items to change.
Select objects: pick the polylines
Linetype styles available using Change Polyline Linetype |
Pulldown Menu Location: Annotate > Line Types
Keyboard Command: pltype2
Prerequisite: Polylines
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