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The command line equivalent is MLINE.

MLINE is particularly useful for drawing walls

and other architectural features. From a specified
point, AutoCAD draws a multiline segment using
the current multiline style, and continues to
prompt for other points. Like LINE, using Undo
undoes the last vertex point on the multiline. If
you create a multiline with two or more segments,
the Close option will be included in the command
string as seen in Figure 5.19.
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ENTITY PROPERTIES: LAYERS,

COLORS, AND LINETYPES

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The LAYER command allows you to control the

drawing by means of visible entities, much like
transparencies, as shown in Figure 6.1. Different
colors and line types can be associated with
different layers. To help complete the
drawing, these layers can be either displayed or
undisplayed, active or inactive, accessible or
inaccessible. The number of layers you can use is
unlimited.

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The command line equivalent is LAYER

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Layers can only be set up and modified with the

Layer Properties Manager, but the layer can be can
be set with the Layer toolbar.

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The Layer Properties Manager dialog box will help

you to view the layers, change the colors, tum
layers off, freeze and thaw them, and lock or
unlock them.

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Current sets the highlighted layer to current - the one you are working on
Name the name of the layer; no spaces or dots allowed

Off or On sets the selected layers off or on, which makes the layer invisible
or visible

freezes selected layers, making them invisible and not

Freeze
regenerated, or thaws (unfreezes) them. Freeze is for model
space layers

locks selected layers, making them visible but not accessible, or

Lock unlocks them
the color set to that layer. All of the choices along the top so far
Color have been toggle switches, on or off; this allows you to choose a
color

Linetype the linetype of the layer

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Lineweight the lineweight of the layer

New allows you to enter a new layer starting with the layer name

Delete allows you to delete a layer if there are no objects in it

OK exits from the layer dialog box while saving changes

Show offers more information on the status of the highlighted

Details layer

Cancel cancels the layer changes or additions you have made

Help provides help files on the layer functions

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1. Creating a New Layer

2. Activating Layers for Changes
3. Changing a Layer Name
4. Making a LAYER Current
5. Changing Layer Color
6. Problem Shooting
7. Setting Color Independent of Layer
8. Loading LINETYPES

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