Specifies whether optimized 2D polylines are used.
| Type: | Integer |
| Saved in: | Registry |
| Initial value: | 2 |
PLINETYPE controls both the creation of new polylines with the PLINE command and the conversion of existing polylines in drawings from previous releases.
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0 |
Polylines in older drawings are not converted when opened; PLINE creates old-format polylines |
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1 |
Polylines in older drawings are not converted when opened; PLINE creates optimized polylines |
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2 |
Polylines in AutoCAD Release 14 or older drawings are converted when opened; PLINE creates optimized polylines |
For more information on the two formats, see the CONVERT command.
PLINETYPE also controls the polyline type created with the following commands: BOUNDARY (when object type is set to Polyline), DONUT, PEDIT (when selecting a line or arc), POLYGON, and SKETCH (when SKPOLY is set to 1).