LINE TYPES:

Allows you to load additional linetypes to an AutoCAD file.

To select the Linetype command you can:

select Line Types... under the Format Menu

OR

click on the Layer button.

To Load a Linetype:

When the Layer & Linetype Properties dialogue box appears, change to the Linetype window by clicking on the Linetype tab in the Upper Left Corner of the dialogue box.

In the Linetype window, click on the Load... button.

In the Load or Reload Linetype dialogue box, scroll down to the desired linetype, click on the linetype name, and then on OK. You will return to the Linetype window of the Layer & Linetype Properties dialogue box.

To load additional Line types, select the Load... button again and repeat

OR

click on OK to exit this dialogue box.

To assign a Linetype to a Layer:

Click on the Layer button.

When the Layer & Linetype Properties dialogue box appears, click on the name of the linetype currently assigned to the layer.

The Select Linetype dialogue box appears listing the available (loaded) linetypes.

Click on a linetype name, and then on OK. You will return to the Layer window of the Layer & Linetype Properties dialogue box. Click on OK to exit this dialogue box.

To Change the Color of the Linetype on a Layer:

Click on the Layer button.

When the Layer & Linetype Properties dialogue box appears click on the square in the list of configurations next to the layer name.

The Select Color dialogue box appears with a display of the colors you can choose.

Click on an appropriate color. (NOTE: The color assignment is related to the printing line thickness.)

Click on OK to return to the Layer & Linetype Properties dialogue box, and OK to exit this dialogue box.