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Loads, sets, and creates linetypes through the Drawing Explorer.
Accessing the Command
command bar: linetype
transparent: 'linetype
aliases: lt
ddltype
expltypes
menu bar: Tools | Drawing Explorer | Linetypes
status bar: Linetype field ("ByLayer")
: Linetype
Displays the Linetypes node of the Drawing Explorer dialog box:
Add linetypes or modify their properties, and then click X.
Press F1 to access help.
New drawings contain at least these linetype definitions: Continuous, ByLayer, and ByBlock. Any other linetype must be loaded into the drawing before it can be used: click the New button to load the linetype.
To start new drawings with all linetypes loaded, create and save the drawing as a DWT template file.
Command Options
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Option |
Description |
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Loads additional linetype definitions into the drawing. Displays the Load Linetypes dialog box:
(To add linetypes from a different LIN file, click the File button.)
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Erases linetype definitions from the drawing. The following linetype definitions cannot be deleted:
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Removes all unused linetype definitions from the drawing. The following linetypes cannot be purged:
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New
Delete
Purge
Shortcut Menu Options
The keystrokes shown below work only inside the Drawing Explorer:
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Option |
Keystroke |
Description |
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New |
Ctrl+N |
Adds a linetype definition by displaying the Load Linetypes dialog box. |
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Delete |
Ctrl+D |
Erases the selected linetypes, except for the ones listed above. |
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Purge |
Ctrl+P |
Purges unused linetypes from the current drawing, except for the ones listed above. |
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Copy |
Ctrl+C |
Copies the selected linetype to the Clipboard. (The Cut option does not work with linetypes.) |
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Paste |
Ctrl+V |
Pastes the linetype definition into this or another drawing. |
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Rename |
Renames the selected linetype. |
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Select All |
Selects all linetype definitions. |
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Set Current |
Sets the selected linetype as current. |
Status Bar Menu
Right-click ByLayer (or other linetype name) on the status bar for the shortcut menu:
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Shortcut Menu |
Description |
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ByLayer, |
Chooses the default linetype. When the drawing contains additional linetypes, their names are listed here. |
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Properties |
Opens the Linetypes section of the Drawing Explorer. |
Related Commands
-Linetype - sets and loads linetypes through the command bar.
LWeight - specifies lineweights.
Settings - sets linetype parameters.
Layer - assigns linetypes to layers.
Properties - change linetypes through a palette.
Change and ChProp - change linetypes through the command bar.
Explorer - Opens the Drawing Explorer dialog box.
