rmair Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Hi guys, new to the forum. I only want to 'unfill' particular polylines. When i put FILL>OFF all the objects in the drawing become unfilled on paper space. Any ideas how i can just select the polylines i want and unfill them? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mateen Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 i can't be possible. if u want to use unfill polyline so have to use multi line in the place of polyline line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmair Posted November 26, 2010 Author Share Posted November 26, 2010 ok thanks, so if i use the double line command is there a quick way of enlosing the two lines i.e capping off the ends or do i need to do this manually with by drawing lines on either end. sorry but im new to autocad thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Give us an example of where you are using a filled and an unfilled polyline in a drawing. What type of drawing are you doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmair Posted November 29, 2010 Author Share Posted November 29, 2010 I am a scaffold designer and want to have my tubes 'unfilled' they are 48.3mm diameter of varied length so i require them to be capped at the ends. It is autocad lt 2010 I am using. Thanks for the responses... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 (edited) Correct me if I am wrong but I believe you are using a single polyline with a width of 48.3 to represent your tube right? If so I would suggest that this is the wrong approach and that you should be using the rectangle command instead. Look at the image below. On the left is a 48.3 x 500 rectangle representing your tube. AutoCAD utilizes a polyline when the Rectangle command is used. On the right is a single polyline that has an assigned width of 48.3. If I were to turn fill to "off" this polyline would look like the object on the left but it would not be a tube shape it would be just a single polyline. Edited November 29, 2010 by ReMark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 ok thanks, so if i use the double line command is there a quick way of enlosing the two lines i.e capping off the ends or do i need to do this manually with by drawing lines on either end. If you set up a Multiline style as required, the ends will be capped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmair Posted November 29, 2010 Author Share Posted November 29, 2010 ah ok i see. an 'unfilled' polyline seemed to be the best option as i could draw any angle with them easily for braces etc. rectangles arent ideal because i have to alter the diameter each time and the angles take a bit of playing about with. i'll keep trying...thanks to everyone for the feedback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 I don't agree with the method you are using and wouldn't except it by one of my drafters. Your method is really a matter of convenience rather than good drafting practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmair Posted November 29, 2010 Author Share Posted November 29, 2010 its just as well im a mechanical engineer then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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