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you can select the option to import polygons as polylines. You can also change
the default setting for this option.
When objects are imported as polygons, they use the default fill color and
pattern set by the MPFILL command. Boundaries come in as usual, using the
default layer color unless another color is specified in the imported file.
You can change the default fill color and pattern assigned to polygons. For
color, you can choose from a variety of colors including true colors and colors
from imported color books. For fill pattern, you can select a predefined hatch
pattern, define your own hatch pattern, choose a solid color, or define a one-
or two-color gradient fill.
You can also change the display of polygon boundaries to display just the
edges, just the fill, or both.
See also:
■ Importing Polygons (page 429)
■ Creating Polygon Objects (page 960)
■ Overview of Polygons (page 955)
■ To change the default setting for importing polygons (page 978)
■ To change the default fill for polygons (page 978)
■ To change the display of polygon edges (page 979)
To change the default setting for importing polygons
1 On the command line, enter MAPUSEMPOLYGON (page 1818).
You are asked whether you want to use polygons.
2 Type off or on. Press Enter.
If you turn off mpolygons, AutoCAD Map 3D creates closed polylines for
polygon objects that it imports.
To change the default fill for polygons
1 On the command line, enter mpfill. Press Enter.
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