MLSTYLE command

Opens the Drawing explorer dialog box with Multiline Styles selected.

BricsCAD Lite; BricsCAD Pro; BricsCAD Mechanical; BricsCAD BIM

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Description

Opens the Drawing explorer dialog box with Multiline Styles category selected to view and modify multiline styles in the current drawing.

Note: Some properties defined by this command can be overridden by options in the MLine command.

Options within the command

Elements

Edits the elements of the multiline.

Add

Adds a line to the multiline definition using the default properties.

  • Offset = 0 drawing units
  • Color = Bylayer
  • Linetype = Bylayer
Delete

Erases a line from the multiline definition without warning.

Note: Following multiline style cannot be deleted: The Standard Style.
Offset
Specifies how far each line is from the center line of the mline.
Color
Specifies the color of each line.
Linetype

Specifies the linetype for each line. You can choose a linetype from the list or choose load to access additional linetypes.

Note: As you add elements and change properties, the preview pane shows what the mline now looks like. If the changes do not load, you should click regen or close and reopen the dialog box.
Fill

When turned on, a solid fill floods the mline between the outer lines.

Display Joints

When selected, the mline draws joints (diagonal lines) between segments.

Start and End Caps
Closes the end segments of open multilines by a variety of methods.
Line

Draws a straight line to close the end segments.

Outer arc

Draws an arc which connect the outer lines of the multiline to close the end segments.

Inner arcs

Draws arcs which connect the inner lines of the multiline to close the end segments.

Angle
Sets the angle of the outer and inner arcs.

Context Menu Options

New

Creates a new multiline style definition. Displays the New Multiline Style dialog box.

Delete

Deletes multiline style definitions from the drawing. The following multiline style definitions cannot be deleted:

  • Standard style
  • The styles in use
Load from mln file
Loads multiline styles from a multiline (*.mln) file. Displays the Load Multiline Styles dialog box.
Save to mln file
Saves all multiline styles in the drawing to a multiline (*.mln) file for use by other CAD systems. Displays the Save Multiline Styles file dialog box.
Rename

Renames the multiline style.

Note: Following multiline style cannot be renamed: Standard style.
Select All
Selects all multiline style definitions.
Invert selection
Deselects the current selection and vice versa.