User Guide
User Guide
User Guide

Multi-line Styles

A multi-line style is a saved multi-line definition. You can define multi-lines styles and apply them to multi-line elements during placement. Multi-line styles can be created, customized and saved for easy recall. The Multi-line Styles dialog box (Element > Multi-line Styles) is used to manage multi-line styles.

The active multi-line style is associated with the open DGN file.

Multi-line definitions can be stored as styles in either the open DGN file or a DGN library.

If a multi-line style changes in a multi-line style library component of a DGN library, multi-line styles placed in DGN files prior to the change are not automatically updated in the DGN files. You can manually update them in the Multi-line Styles dialog box.

To create a multi-line style
  1. From the Multi-line Styles dialog box, select the Create Multi-line Style list box.
    A new multi-line style displays in blue in the Multi-line styles list box.

To save a multi-line style
  1. From the Multi-line Styles dialog box, select an unsaved (blue) Multi-line style from the Multi-line Style list box.

  2. From the Style menu, choose Save.
    or
    Click the Save Style icon.
    The name of the Multi-line style changes from blue to black signifying the multi-line style has been saved.

To save all multi-line styles
  1. From the Style menu, choose Save All.
    All unsaved (blue) Multi-line styles are saved (changed to black).

To copy a multi-line style
  1. From the Multi-line Styles dialog box, select the style in the Multi-line styles list box.

  2. Select the Copy Style icon.
    A new line displays in the Multi-line styles list box.

To rename a multi-line style
  1. From the Multi-line Styles dialog box, select the style in the Multi-line styles list box.

  2. Choose Style > Rename.

  3. Enter a new name for the selected style.

To delete a multi-line style
  1. From the Multi-line Styles dialog box, select the style in the Multi-line styles list box.

  2. Select the Delete Style icon.
    The style is removed from the Multi-line styles list box.

To reset a multi-line style
  1. From the Multi-line Styles dialog box, select the modified style in the Multi-line styles list box.

  2. Select the Reset icon.
    The style reverts to the saved version of the style.

To import a multi-line style
  1. Choose Style > Import.
    The Multi-line Style Import dialog box opens and imports all style from a remote file.

  2. Select the style and click Open.
    The style displays in the Mutli-line styles list box.

To update a multi-line style from a DGN library
  1. Select the multi-line style from the Multi-line styles list box.

  2. Choose Style > Update from Library.
    The multi-line style updates to match the style of the same name stored in the attached DGN library.

To set a multi-line style as the active multi-line style
  1. Select the multi-line style from the Multi-line styles list box.

  2. Select the Set Active icon.
    The selected multi-line style is the active multi-line style and will be used when placing styles.

Right clicking in the Multi-line style list box brings up a pop-up menu containing Activate, Copy, Rename, Delete, Reset and Move Element.