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Create and Insert Symbols (Blocks) | 325
To set the linetype for all new objects
1 From the Format menu, choose Linetype.
2 If you need to load additional linetypes, choose Load, select one or more
linetypes, and choose OK.
You can hold down
CTRL to select several linetypes or SHIFT to select a
range of linetypes.
3 In the Linetype Manager, do one of the following:
■ Select a linetype and select Current to draw all new objects with that
linetype.
■ Select BYLAYER to draw new objects in the linetype assigned to the
current layer.
■ Select BYBLOCK to draw new objects in the current linetype until they
are grouped into a block. When the block is inserted into a drawing, the
objects in the block acquire the current linetype setting.
4 Choose OK.
The Linetype control displays the current linetype. If the linetype you
want to use is already loaded, you can click the Linetype control and click
the linetype to make it current.
Command line
LINETYPE
Insert Blocks
When you insert a block, you determine its location, scale factor, and rota-
tion angle. You can specify the scale of a block reference using different X, Y,
and Z values. Inserting a block creates an object called a block reference
because it references a block definition stored in your current drawing.
default values X scale = .5
Y scale = 1
X scale = 1
Y scale = .5
rotation
angle = 45