Form
The form of a line is defined by its contour. Polylines can also have a fill.
The contour is defined by the pen, style and halo and by the options for the corner/end forms. These are all to be found in the Attributes window.
Each time you draw a new line or polyline, it will automatically receive the attributes currently assigned in the Attributes window.
You can change these attributes subsequently in a number of ways. To do this, select the elements or segments you want to change. Now click the button for the required attribute, e.g. a pen, in the Attributes window. The window of the required attribute appears. You can now change the attribute.
Double clicking an element or a selected segment changes the pen. The new pen is the switch pen of the old pen (see the
Edit pen dialog in
Show Attribute Window).
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When you use the Pens window in the Attributes window to assign a pen, the style and halo are applied in the form they have been defined for the new pen. Whereas if you use the double-click method to change a pen the old style and halo settings are retained.
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When you draw a new polyline, it automatically receives the set fill. The fill can be either a color or a pattern. Fill settings can be changed or redefined in the Fills window. In the case of open polylines, the area to be filled is bounded by the linear connection between the open ends. You can close an open polyline by choosing > > .
You can change the fill of a polyline either with or without selection via the Fills window.
