Layers have allowed the user to display continuous, centre and hidden linetypes.

AutoCAD has the facility to display multilines and complex lines, these being defined as:

1. Multiline

   1. Parallel lines which can consist of several linear elements of differing linetype and colour

   2. They must be created by the user.

2. Complex

   1. Lines which can be displayed containing text items and shapes

   2. They can be created by the user

   3. AutoCAD has several 'stored' complex linetypes.

Multilines consist of between 1 and 16 parallel line elements.

The ends of multilines can be capped with lines and arcs or be left uncapped.

The basic multiline terminology is displayed in Figure 27.1(a).

Figure 27.1: Multiline terminology and usage.

To investigate how to use multilines:

1. open your A3PAPER standard sheet with layer OUT current

2. refer to Figure 27.1.

From the menu bar select Draw-Multiline and:

Menu bar again with Draw-Multiline and:

1. set scale to 5

2. draw a square of side 40 from the point 20,60 using the close option Figure 27.1(b).

From the menu bar select Format-Multiline Style and: