MLINE command
Creates an MLine.
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Alias: ML
Description
Creates a single MLine entity with multiple parallel lines and segments by specifying the start and endpoint of each segment. The MLine is based on the current multiline style. Options allow you to specify the justification and scale.
- Start
- Next
- Next
- End
- Length
- Angle
Method
This command has 3 methods to begin creating an MLine:
- Start of line
- Last point
- Follow
Options within the command
- Start of line
- Allows you to begin creating an MLine by specifying the start point.
- Set end point
- Specifies the endpoint of the MLine segment.Note: You can continue adding unlimited segments until you press Enter key to end the command.
- Last point
- Begins creating an MLine from the last point picked.
- Justification
- Specifies the justification of the MLine relative to the start point.
- Start
- End
- Scale
- Specifies the overall scale of the MLine.
- Style
- Specifies the style to use for the MLine as defined by the MLSTYLE command. The style is saved in the CMLSTYLE variable.
- Follow
- Begins creating an MLine from the last drawn line segment, following its angle.
- Length of line
- Specifies the length of the MLine segment. Picking a point only determines the length since the angle follows the previous segment.
- Last drawn segment
- Follow
- Angle
- Specifies the angle of the MLine segment measured counterclockwise from the positive x-axis.
- Length
- Specifies the length of the MLine segment.
- Angle of line
- Specifies the angle of the MLine segment measured counterclockwise from the positive x-axis.
- Undo
- Undoes the last MLine segment and continue drawing from its previous start point.
- Close
- Automatically draw an MLine segment from the end point of the last segment to the start point of the first segment.
- Start/End
- Last drawn segment
- Close