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finalized. See “Keeping Layout Views standard CAD line; however, many of the
Current” on page 1293. edit tools that are available for standard CAD
objects are not availble for layout lines.
The full set of CAD editing tools is not Angle Snaps , Object Snaps , and
available when using Edit Layout Lines.
It is often more efficient to edit lines in a Vec- Grid Snaps are all available in layout. See
tor View by sending it to a CAD Detail for edit- “Snap Settings” on page 166.
ing first. See “CAD Detail from View” on page Layout line properties can be changed in the
334.
Layout Line Specification dialog.
CAD lines drawn in cross section/elevation
views sent to layout cannot be edited using Layout Line Specification
Dialog
the Edit Layout Lines tool. Only Plot
Lines generated by the program can be edited Use the Edit Layout Lines tool to
using this tool. See “CAD and Text in select one or more lines in a Vector
Layout” on page 1289. View sent to layout, then click the Open
Object edit button to open the Layout Line
Selecting Layout Lines Specification dialog.
To select a line in a layout view, click the The dialog lets you to change the properties
of the selected line(s) without changing the
Edit Layout Lines button and click on properties of all lines in the view.
the line. You can select additional lines in the
same layout view using the marquee select or
group select methods. See “Selecting
Objects” on page 213.
Adding New Layout Lines
Add a line to a layout Vector View by
clicking the Edit Layout Lines button,
selecting a layout view, and drawing a new
line within the layout box. Once drawn, this
line can be edited like any other layout line
and maintains its position in relation to the
layout view it was drawn in.
Editing Layout Lines
When a layout line is selected, you can use
the edit handles to change its size, angle, and 1 Specify the selected line or lines’ Line
position, as with standard CAD lines. A Type.
selected layout line can also be deleted like a
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