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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 - Find the Information You Need
- Part 1 - The User Interface
- Part 2 - Start, Organize, and Save a Drawing
- Part 3 - Control the Drawing Views
- Part 4 - Create and Modify Objects
- Chapter 14 - Control the Properties of Objects
- Chapter 15 - Use Precision Tools
- Chapter 16 - Draw Geometric Objects
- Chapter 17 - Change Existing Objects
- Part 5 - Hatches, Notes, and Dimensions
- Chapter 18 - Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Chapter 19 - Notes and Labels
- Chapter 20 - Dimensions and Tolerances
- Part 6 - Create Layouts and Plot Drawings
- Chapter 21 - Create Layouts
- Chapter 22 - Plot Drawings
- Part 7 - Share Data Between Drawings and Applications
- Chapter 23 - Reference Other Drawing Files (Xrefs)
- Chapter 24 - Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Chapter 25 - Work with Data in Other Formats
- Chapter 26 - Access External Databases
- Overview of Using AutoCAD with External Databases
- Access a Database from Within AutoCAD
- Link Database Records to Graphical Objects
- Use Labels to Display Database Information in the Drawing
- Use Queries to Filter Database Information
- Share Link and Label Templates and Queries with Other Users
- Work with Links in Files from Earlier Releases
- Part 8 - Work with Other People and Organizations
- Chapter 27 - Protect and Sign Drawings
- Chapter 28 - Use the Internet to Share Drawings
- Chapter 29 - Insert and View Markups
- Chapter 30 - Publish Drawing Sets
- Part 9 - Create Realistic Images and Graphics
- Glossary
- Index
428 | Chapter 17 Change Existing Objects
To delete a vertex from a multiline
1 From the Modify menu, choose Object ➤ Multiline.
2 In the Multiline Edit Tools dialog box, select Delete Vertex (in the bottom
row of images), and then choose OK.
3 In the drawing, specify the vertex to delete and press
ENTER.
Command line
MLEDIT
To create a closed cross intersection
1 From the Modify menu, choose Object ➤ Multiline.
2 In the Multiline Edit Tools dialog box, click Closed Cross (in the top row
of images), and then choose OK.
3 Select the multiline for the foreground.
4 Select the multiline for the background.
The intersection is modified. You can continue selecting intersecting mul-
tilines to modify, or press
ENTER to end the command. Press ENTER again
to redisplay the Multiline Edit Tools dialog box.
To edit a multiline style
In the following steps, you delete a line element, modify the angle of the
end cap lines, and change the background fill of a multiline.
1 From the Format menu, choose Multiline Style.
2 In the Multiline Styles dialog box, choose the style name from the list.
Choose a style with more than two elements.
3 Choose Element Properties.
4 In the Element Properties dialog box under Elements, select the line
element to delete, select Delete, and choose OK.
5 In the Multiline Styles dialog box, choose Multiline Properties.
6 In the Multiline Properties dialog box under Caps, enter the new angle for
the start and end cap lines.
7 Under Fill, choose Color and select a new color from the Select Color
dialog box, and then choose OK twice.
8 In the Multiline Styles dialog box, choose Save to save the changes to the
style in the MLN file.
9 Choose OK to save the modified symbol table entry and exit the dialog
box.
Command line
MLSTYLE