PLINETYPE

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Draw Polylines

Type:	Integer
Saved in:	Registry
Initial value:	2

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

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).