# PLINEGEN System Variable [GstarCAD 2022](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/Index.md) → [System Variables](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/System%20Variables/(System%20Variables).md) → [P](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/System%20Variables/P/(P).md) **Function Description:** The PLINEGEN system variable is used to control the way to generate linetype pattern around the vertices of a 2D polyline. | | | | --- | --- | | Type | Integer | | Saved in | Drawing | | Initial value | 0 | | Range | 0,1 | This settings is not suitable for the polyline with tapered segments. **System Variable Value:** **0:** generate the linetype beginning and ending with dash at each vertex of the polyline **1:** generate the linetype beginning and ending with dash at each vertex of the polyline ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/System%20Variables/P/PLINEGEN%20System%20Variable--69ab55de4e13.md) · [GstarCAD 2017](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/P/PLINEGEN%20System%20Variable--69ab55de4e13.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](../../../2018/System%20Variables/P/PLINEGEN%20System%20Variable--69ab55de4e13.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/System%20Variables/P/PLINEGEN%20System%20Variable--69ab55de4e13.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](../../../2020/System%20Variables/P/PLINEGEN%20System%20Variable--69ab55de4e13.md) · [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/System%20Variables/P/PLINEGEN%20System%20Variable--69ab55de4e13.md)