Control the linetype assigned to a layer

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Line type is a visual property assigned to geometric objects.

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You can control the line type of those objects by adjusting the line type of the

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layer on which the object is drawn or assign a specific line type to an object.

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For example, the exercise file consists of a site plan for a proposed bank

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on the home ribbon in the layers panel,

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click layer properties to open the layer properties manager palette.

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Here you see all of the layers in the drawing

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in the line type column.

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You can see that all of the layers currently use the continuous line type

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to change the line type assigned to a layer.

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Click the line type for that layer,

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for example to change the line type assigned to the contours layer,

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click its line type to open the select line type dialogue.

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Here you see a list of all the line types already loaded in the drawing,

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select dash 0.2

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and then click OK.

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As soon as you do that line type is assigned to the layer.

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As long as the objects drawn on that layer are

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created with their line type set to by layer,

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all of those objects will change to match the line type

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in the exercise file.

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You can see that all of the green contour lines now have a dash dot appearance.

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Repeat this to assign a center line line type to the road, center lines

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in the layer properties manager palette

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for the road center layer,

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click its line type to open the select line type dialogue,

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select the center line type

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and then click. OK.

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As soon as you do,

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you can see that the road center lines now display using that line type.

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Repeat this one more time

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in the layer. Properties manager palette,

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select the line type assigned to the gas layer

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in the select line type dialogue, select the line type gas underscore line

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and then click. OK.

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As soon as you do,

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you can see that the objects on that layer now appear as a series

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of dashes with the word gas appearing in the gaps in the line.

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You can also load additional line types while working in the layer.

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Properties manager,

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select the line type assigned to the prop lines layer

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in the select line types, dialogue, click load

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to open the load or reload line types dialogue.

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In the available line types panel,

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you see a list of all the line types in the current line type library file,

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scroll down the list, select phantom

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and then click OK.

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That line type is immediately added to the list in the select line types. Dialogue

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select it in the list and then click, OK.

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That line type is now assigned to the prop lines layer

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and all objects on that layer that have their line type set to by layer.

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Now display using that line type.