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use the up and down arrows on the colour slider.

5. Click OK.
Command entry: COL

3.25 LINETYPE

Linetypes are used to distinguish objects from one another visually and make your drawing easier

to read.

Load Linetypes
At the start of a project, load the linetypes that are required for the project so that they are available

when you need them.

Set the Current Linetype
All objects are created using the current linetype, which is displayed in the Linetype control on the

Properties toolbar.
Change the Linetype of an Object

To change the linetype of an object by reassign it to another layer, change the linetype of the layer
the object is on, or by specify a linetype for the object explicitly.

Control Linetype Scale

Use the same linetype at different scales by changing the linetype scale factor either globally or
individually for each object.

Display Linetypes on Short Segments and Polylines
Center the pattern of a linetype on each segment of a polyline.

To load a linetype
1. Click Format menu Linetype....

2. In the Linetype Manager, click Load.

3. In the Load or Reload Linetypes dialog box, select a linetype. Click OK.
If the linetype you need is not listed, click File. In the Select Linetype File dialog box,

select an LIN file whose linetypes you want to list and click. The dialog box displays the

linetype definitions stored in the selected LIN file. Select a linetype. Click OK.
You can hold down CTRL to select several linetypes or SHIFT to select a range of

linetypes.
4. Click OK.

To set the linetype for all new objects
1. Click Format menu Linetype....

2. If you need to load additional linetypes, click Load, select one or more linetypes. Click OK.

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