Mline command

Mline command

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Mline command

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Just started learning autocad 2016 (no prior experiance with cad) employing an online tutorial. I'm trying to use the MLine command to draw parallel lines, but I keep getting single lines. I've changed the Scale and Justification multiple times to no avail.  Is there a setting somewhere that can change the single line to doule line. 

 

Any help will be appreciated.

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ToanDN
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Command: MLSTYLE
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typed in MLSTYLE in the command line, a message window appeared showing the Styles name (STANDARD) and the preview of the STANDARD which was a set of 2 parallel lines. Apparently the style is defined as two parallel lines, but when I invoke the ML (multi line) it draws single lines.

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Patchy
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ML, enter, SC enter a different number and draw it. Zoom out and see.

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I have been playing with different scale numbers, but nothing works. I can see all the lines that I'm drawing and they all are single lines (no double parallel lines) same as executing the line command. I was wondering if there are some settings that I have to toggle to activate the ML command?

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ToanDN
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Attach the drawing here.
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Patchy
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Make sure they aren't on top of the other, use NEGATIVE

 

 

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I got the double parallel lines. The default scale was 35 and I had reduced it to 2, but apparently the scale wasn't being reduced and it was stuck at 35. even after zooming out I could see single lines only. Then I reduced the scale once more to .25 and I got the double parallel lines! I started increasing the scale all the way to 35 and zooming out and could see the double parallel lines.

 

Thanks a lot for your help.

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