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Draw Linear Objects | 269
Create Multiline Styles
You can create named styles for multilines to control the number of elements
and the properties of each element. The style also controls the background
fill and the end cap.
You can add up to 16 elements to a multiline style. If you create or modify
an element so that it has a negative offset, it appears below the origin in the
image tile of the Multiline Styles dialog box.
Use Existing Multiline Styles
When you start drawing a multiline, you can use the default style, which has
two elements, or specify a style you created previously. The default style is the
multiline style last used, or the STANDARD style if MLINE hasn’t been used.
You can also change the justification and scale of the multiline before you
draw it. Justification determines whether the multiline is drawn below or
above the cursor, or with its origin centered on the cursor. The default is
below (top justification). Scale controls the overall width of the multiline
using the current units.
Multiline scale does not affect linetype scale. If you are changing the multi-
line scale, you might need to make equivalent changes to linetype scale to
prevent dots or dashes from being disproportionately sized.
To draw a multiline
1 From the Draw menu, choose Multiline.
2 At the Command prompt, enter st to select a style.
3 To list available styles, enter the style name or enter ?.
4 To justify the multiline, enter j and choose top, zero, or bottom
justification.
5 To change the scale of the multiline, enter s and enter a new scale.
Now draw the multiline.
6 Specify the starting point.
7 Specify the second point.
8 Specify the third point.
9 Specify the fourth point or enter c to close the multiline, or press
ENTER .
Command line
MLINE