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You have three choices for changing the linetype of an object:
■ Reassign the object to another layer with a different linetype. If an object's
linetype is set to BYLAYER, and you reassign the object to a different layer,
it acquires its linetype from the new layer.
■ Change the linetype assigned to the layer that the object is on. If an object's
linetype is set to BYLAYER, it acquires the linetype of its layer. When you
change the linetype assigned to a layer, all objects on that layer assigned
the BYLAYER linetype are updated automatically.
■ Specify a linetype for an object to override the layer's linetype. You can
specify the linetype of each object explicitly. If you want to override the
layer-determined linetype of an object with a different one, change an
existing object's linetype from BYLAYER to a specific linetype, such as
DASHED.
If you want to set a specific linetype for all subsequently created objects,
change the Linetype property on the Properties palette when no objects are
selected from BYLAYER to a specific linetype.
See also:
■ Override Layer Properties in Viewports on page 529
To change the default linetype assigned to a layer
1 Click Home tab ➤ Layers panel ➤ Layer Properties.
2 In the Layer Properties Manager, select the linetype name you want to
change.
3 In the Select Linetype dialog box, select a linetype.
If the linetype you need is not listed, click Load. Select a linetype and
click OK, or click File to open additional linetype definition (LIN) files.
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