Share

PLINETYPE (System Variable)

Product Documentation
Intermediate
View Original

Specifies whether optimized 2D polylines are used.

PLINETYPE controls both the creation of new polylines with the PLINE command and the conversion of existing polylines in drawings from previous releases.

0

Polylines in older drawings are not converted when opened; PLINE creates old-format polylines

1

Polylines in older drawings are not converted when opened; PLINE creates optimized polylines

2

Polylines in AutoCAD Release 14 or older drawings are converted when opened; PLINE creates optimized polylines

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). For more information about the two formats, see the CONVERT command.

Related Concepts

Was this information helpful?