Practice Exercise | Add Linetypes to Your Drawing

In this practice exercise, you draw a simple object. You add the HIDDEN linetype to the drawing, apply it to the object that you create, and then change the LTSCALE.

1. Begin a new drawing and make a rectangle.

   

2. To access the Linetype Manager:
   • On the Home tab, click Properties panel > Linetype list > Other.

     

3. To load the linetype:
   • In the Linetype Manager dialog box, click Load.
   • In the Load or Reload Linetypes dialog box, scroll to find the HIDDEN linetype.

     

   • Click the HIDDEN linetype.
   • Click OK to load and exit the dialog boxes.
4. To apply the hidden linetype to the object:
   • With the command line blank, click the rectangle.
   • On the Home tab, click Properties panel > Linetype list.
   • Select HIDDEN.

     

   • Press ESC to deselect the rectangle and view the results.

     

5. To change the linetype scale:
   • On the command line, enter LTSCALE. Press ENTER.
   • Enter a new scale factor of 2. Press ENTER. View the results.