MlStyle

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Creates and edits multiline styles.

Accessing the Command

command bar:  mlstyle

menu bar:  Tools | Drawing Explorer | Multiline Styles...

 

: mstyle

Displays the Drawing Explorer - Multiline Styles dialog box:

 

  1. Details

  2. Editor

  3. Preview

Command Options

Multiline Details

Option

Description

New

Creates a new multiline definition.

Displays a dialog box:

Type a name in the Name field. Spaces are not accepted in multiline style names.

(option) Select an existing multiline style, to be used as a template for the new style.

Click the Create button.

The New Multiline Style dialog closes. The new style is added in the Details pane.

(option) Type a description in the Description field.

Delete

Deletes the selected style(s).
Press and hold the Ctrl key to select multiple styles.

Used styles cannot be deleted.

Purge

Purges the selected style(s).

Load from mln file

Loads multiline styles from a multiline (*.mln) file.

Displays a file dialog box.

Save to mln file

Saves all multiline styles in the drawing to a multiline (*.mln) file.

Displays a file dialog box.

Detail view

Switches to Detail view, when in Icon view.

Icon view

Switches to Icon view, when in Detail view.

The current multline style is marked.
Click the tile in front of a style to make it current.

 

Multiline Editor

Add

Adds a new line.

  • Specify the offset from the reference line (0).
    A positive offset creates a line at the left hand side of the reference line, a negative offset creates a line at the right hand side.
  • Specify the line color.
  • Specify the linetype.

Note: The number of lines and the offsets of used styles cannot be changed.

Delete

Deletes the selected line(s).
Press and hold the Ctrl key to select multiple lines.
A multiline style contains at least one line.

Fill

If selected, a solid fill is created between the outer lines.

Display joints

If selected, joints display between the various multiline segments.

Start and End caps

Closes the end segments of open multilines.

Settings:

 

Preview:

 

Related Commands

Mline - creates multilines.

Explorer - opens the Drawing Explorer dialog box.

 

 


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