Manage Linetypes Tool

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mouse_20 Library Toolbar : ssManageLineTypes

 

Manage Linetypes  Tool is used to create/edit/delete Linetypes Objects. See detail description for different properties of Linetypes Objects.

 

mouse_20 Using the Manage Linetypes  Tool:

Find one of the Manage Linetypes  Tool icon ssManageLineTypes from the Library Toolbar (color coded peach) and highlight it. While highlighted Click on the tool. Manage Linetypes  Dialog will show up and allows editing of Linetypes Objects. After performing required operation in manage dialog, left click on OK button to save it to drawing. If Cancel button is left clicked, all the changes performed since opening of this manage dialog are undone.

 

Manage_Linetypes

 

 

mouse_20 Select Linetype:

To select a Linetype, Left click on one of the linetype names from the list displayed on left hand side of manage dialog.

 

mouse_20 View/Edit Linetypes:

To view properties of Linetype, select a linetype as described in Select Linetype. The Preview section will show the selected linetype as it will appear in drawing. All properties for selected linetype are displayed on right hand side of manage dialog. Action Buttons available for selected linetype will be displayed under Actions section below the linetype names list.

 

btnAdd Add Linetypes:

To add Linetype to drawing, Left click on add button (btnAdd) under Actions. This adds a new linetype to drawing's linetype library. By default the Name property of linetype object is set to Line TypeNumber.

 

btnDelete Delete Linetypes:

To delete Linetype from drawing, select a linetype as described in Select Linetype section. Left click on delete button(btnDelete) under Actions section. The selected linetype will be deleted. Delete button(btnDelete) becomes unavailable when there is no linetype selected or selected linetype is hsCADCreator's default created linetype.

 

btnImportLIN Import Linetypes from a linetype file (.LIN file):

To import Linetype from a linetype file, Left click on import button(btnImportLIN) under Actions section. This opens a standard file select dialog. After selecting required linetype file click on OK and linetypes existing in selected file will be added to current drawings linetype library.

 

Also See:

Linetypes Objects

Library Toolbar