Creating custom line bodies

You can create custom line bodies that you can then use in lines. Line bodies can be horizontal or vertical lines, repeating symbols, dash/dot patterns, or wedges.

Procedure

  1. In Engrave mode, choose Engrave > Line Bodies to open the Edit Line Bodies dialog.
  2. Select the type of line body you want to create from the Category menu.
  3. Create a new line body in one of the following ways:

    • To create a new line body with default settings, click New in the line bodies list action bar.

    • To create a new line body that is a copy of an existing one, select the existing line body in the line bodies list and click New from Selection in the action bar.

  4. Enter a name for the new line body in the Name field.
  5. Customize the appearance of the line body using the available line body options.

    For example, you can change the width of generic lines/wedges and add multiple repeatable symbols to repeatable symbol line bodies.

  6. Optional: If you chose Repeatable Symbols and want to use new repeatable symbols or edit an existing one, click Edit in the symbol selector editor bar to open the Edit Repeatable Symbols dialog and create a new repeatable symbol or edit an existing one.
  7. Optional: If you want your new custom line body to be available in all future projects you open on your computer, click Save as Default in the line bodies list action bar.
  8. Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog.

Result

The new custom line body is added to the project. If you clicked Save as Default so that it appears as , the custom line body is available in all future projects on your computer

After Completing This Task

You can use your new custom line body in lines, both in the Edit Lines dialog and for individual lines.