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3 In the Select Linetype dialog box, if the linetype you need is not displayed,
click Load and use one of the following methods:
■ In the Load or Reload Linetypes dialog box, select one or more
linetypes to load. Click OK to return to the Select Linetype dialog box.
■ In the Load or Reload Linetypes dialog box, click File to open
additional linetype definition (LIN) files. Select one or more linetypes
to load. Click OK to return to the Select Linetype dialog box.
4 Select the linetype you want to use. Click OK to return to the Layer
Properties Manager.
5 Click OK.
To rename a layer
1 Click Home tab ➤ Layers panel ➤ Layer Properties
2 In the Layer Properties Manager, select a layer. Click the name or press
F2.
3 Enter a new name.
4 Click OK.
To rename more than one layer
1 Click Format ➤ Rename.
2 In the Rename dialog box, in the Named Objects list, Layers.
3 In Old Name, enter the old name, using wild-card characters; for example,
enter stairs$*.
4 In Rename To, enter the new name using wild-card characters; for
example, enter s_*.
Results for this example are as follows: the layers STAIR$LEVEL-1,
STAIR$LEVEL-2, STAIR$LEVEL-3 are renamed S_LEVEL-1, S_LEVEL-2,
S_LEVEL-3.
5 Click OK.
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