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 Use the AutoCAD MLine command to draw multilines, which are a series of two or more parallel straight lines. The AutoCAD Multiline feature was full of limitations when it debuted way back in 1994 (in the notorious Release 13), and despite minor tweaks in AutoCAD 2006, it hasn’t improved significantly since then. It exists mostly for compatibility with MicroStation files. Look up the MLine and MLStyle commands in the AutoCAD online help system if you want to tangle with this feature, but be prepared to spend time experimenting, struggling, and (possibly) cursing. Don’t let small children near you.

 Use the PLine command to draw a single set of connected line or arc segments or both, and then use the OFFset command (described in ssss1) to create one or more sets of parallel segments.

 In AutoCAD LT only, use the DLine, or Double Line, command to draw pairs of parallel line or arc segments or both. Unlike MLine, DLine works well. AutoCAD LT doesn’t have the MLine command, which is more of a blessing than a limitation. AutoCAD, on the other hand, doesn’t have the DLine command. (Score one for the little brother!)