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There are several users asking, why they can‟t snap to hatch object, the answer is simple, because they did not enable a drafting option to snap to hatch object. To activate it, simply issue OPTION command. In option dialog box, drafting tab, in... Read More

Now within Object Snap tab, you can find a new added option called Distance from Endpoint. This option allows snap a certain distance from any endpoint of objects like line, arc, spline, pline, ellipse arc, mline and any other lines. As long as you... Read More

Creates a linetype based on selected objects. Menu : Express tools>Tools>Make Linetype Command Entry : MKLTYPE Once the command is started, the following window will be displayed. You can find the Line files (*.lin) and apply them to the... Read More

You can use this function to multi-select objects with the same entity type in specified area. Menu : Express>Selection Tools>Get Selection by Object Type Command Entry : GETENTSEL Operation steps: 1.Start the command. 2.Select object and... Read More

There are three choices for how the COLOR , LINETYPE , and LWEIGHT properties of objects are treated when BLOCK is inserted: Retain their original properties. For this choice, it is recommended that you set the properties individually for each... Read More

The same LINETYPE can be changed to different scales by changing the linetype scale factor globally or individually for each object. By default, global scale factor and current object scales are set to 1.0. You will see the Global Scale Factor and... Read More

An object's LINETYPE can be changed in three different ways: If an object's linetype is set to BYLAYER, move it to another layer with a different linetype, the object will acquire the linetype of new layer. Choose another linetype for... Read More

The current LINETYPE is shown in the Linetype control on the Properties toolbar and all objects you draw will use the current linetype. You can also set the current linetype with the Linetype control. If you set current linetype to BYLAYER, all... Read More

You can load LINETYPE at the start of a project or when you need them. Linetypes are stored in an LIN (linetype definition) file, you can load linetypes in a LIN file whenever you want use it. Depending on what measurements you are using, you can... Read More

The MKLTYPE command is used to creates a linetype based on selected objects. Command Access :  Command Entry: MKLTYPE Menu : Express tools>Tools>Make Linetype Once the command is started, the following window will be displayed. You can find... Read More