Creating Double Lines

The Double Line tool creates a wide variety of constrained and unconstrained double lines. Set the width between the double lines, the offset from the cursor, and whether to create components between the double lines.

To create double lines:

1. Click the tool and mode.

2. Click the desired Offset mode to specify the offset method.

Offset Mode	Description
Top Control Line	The cursor draws the top/left line
Center Control Line	Creates lines equidistant from the cursor
Bottom Control Line	The cursor draws the bottom/right line
Custom Control Line	Specify an offset value

3. Enter the distance between the double lines in the Separation field on the Tool bar.

4. Click Preferences to set other parameters.

Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter	Description
Separation	Enter the distance between the double lines; same as the Separation field on the Tool bar
Control Offset	For Custom Control Line mode, enter the distance from the top line of the cursor. The distance must be less than the Separation distance between the double lines.
Options
Create Lines	Creates parallel lines
Create Polygons	Creates a double-line polygon with closed ends
Create Lines and Polygons	Creates parallel lines with a polygon between them; the polygon has a line weight of zero
Components	Click to define components between the double lines

5. Click at the double line’s start point.

6. Click at the double line’s end point.

Applying Components Between Double Lines

To apply a component between the double lines:

In the Double Line Preferences dialog box, click Components. The Wall Components dialog box opens. Specify the component details.

Click to show/hide the parameters.

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Creating a Break Line

Displaying and Reversing Object Direction

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