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Multiline Styles
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Multiline Styles
Multiline Styles
Ribbon: Draw – Draw > 
MultiLine Style
Menu: Format – 
Mline Styles
Command line: MLSTYLE
In Multiline Styles dialog you can create, edit, save and load styles.
Multiline style defines number of elements and their properties. To create multiline style you should create items and define their properties.
In the bottom part of the dialog there are preview area and buttons to zoom in and zoom out. Also, you can use mouse wheel to zoom:
Zoom in;
Zoom out;
Zoom 1:1.
Options:
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List of available styles loaded to the document. |
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Set current style. |
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Name |
Name of multiline style. |
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Description |
Text description. |
Buttons
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New |
Create new multiline style based on selected. |
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Delete |
Remove selected style from the current document. |
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Edit |
Show multiline style editor dialog. |
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Load |
Load multiline styles from file to the current document. |
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Save |
Save selected styles to *.mln file. |
To create multiline style:
Multiline syle contains these parameters:
· number of elements and their position;
· offset from center line for each element;
· linetype and color for each element;
· joints for each multiline vertex;
· type of used end caps;
· color for multiline filling.
Elements with positive offsets are plased on the one side from center line, elements with negative offsets - on the other side.
1. Start Mline Styles command.
2. In Multiline Styles select desired style and click button 
New. New style with default name MlineSyleN, where N – ordinal number starting from 1. will appear. All settings will be based on selected style.
3. Click button 
Edit to start editing created style.
4. Set desired parameters and click OK.
Options:
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Description |
Text description. |
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Ends |
The type of end caps. |
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Start End |
Set the type of end caps for start and end of the multiline. |
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Line |
Displays a line segment across each end of the multiline. |
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Outer Arc |
Displays an arc between the outermost elements of the multiline. |
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Inner Arc
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Displays an arc between pairs of inner elements. If there's an odd number of elements, the center line is unconnected. For example, if there are six elements, inner arcs connect elements 2 and 5 and elements 3 and 4. If there are seven elements, inner arcs connect elements 2 and 6 and elements 3 and 5. Element 4 is left unconnected. |
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Angle |
Specifies the angle of the end caps. |
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Show |
Controls the background fill of the multiline |
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Fill with Color |
Sets the background fill color of the multiline. When you choose Select Color, the Select Color dialog box is displayed. |
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Joints |
Controls the display of the joints at the vertices of each multiline segment. |
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Items |
Sets element properties, such as the offset, color, and linetype, of new and existing multiline elements. |
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Offset |
Specify offset from the middle of the multiline. Elements are displayed in descending order of their offsets. |
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Color |
Specify color. |
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Linetype |
Specify linetype for element. |
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Add Item |
Add new element. |
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Delete Item |
Remove selected element. |
Multiline Styles can be saved to *.mln file.
1. In the Multiline Styles dialog click 
Save button.
2. In Save Multiline Styles dialog select styles. Click OK.
3. Specify the file name and path.
1. In the Multiline Styles dialog click 
Load button.
2. Specify the file name and path.
3. In Load multiline style dialog select styles to load in the current document. Click OK.