thickness to polylines

[Palindrome]

What is the procedure for adding thickness to polylines?

I have my thickness set to 4, but what is the command to attach my new thickness to a polyline?


Thanks...

[Flores]

One way is after changing the thickness, draw a pline. Now use the match properties command (matchprop) to match the old plines with the pline that has the thickness added.

Flores

[hyposmurf]

You can also use the mpedit command if you have the express tools loaded.This will enable you to edit the width of multiple polylines in one go.

[Flores]

Now Hyposmurf has me thinking...
Do you mean thickness such as how WIDE the polyline is? Then Hyposmurf's suggestion will work. If you mean THICKNESS in the sense of a "fake" 3d line used by entering "thickness" at the command line? Then do as I have said. Try this: make your view an isometric view, such as southwest. Enter "thickness" at the command line, and change to 4. Now draw a circle. It looks kind of like a cylinder, but it doesn't have a width about it. Shade it and looks like a solid. It also works on lines and plines, but not rectangles made with the "rectang" command. It is also an easy way to make a 2D house walls look 3D.

Flores

[Mr T]

Bear in mind the orginal UCS, ie when the pline was first drawn, and it's Z direction will determine the Thickness direction. Eg a square house plan with thickness added to create vertical walls.

Nick