diff --git a/bazaar/DXF/Entity.cpp b/bazaar/DXF/Entity.cpp
index f3235cfe7..b9ef1beb9 100644
--- a/bazaar/DXF/Entity.cpp
+++ b/bazaar/DXF/Entity.cpp
@@ -62,3 +62,29 @@ double DXFEntity::R(double a) const
 {
 	return entities->GetTransformationMatrix().R(a);
 }
+
+// sets color
+DXFEntity &DXFEntity::SetColor(int c)
+{
+	color = c;
+	return *this;
+}
+
+// sets layer
+DXFEntity &DXFEntity::SetLayer(String const &l)
+{
+	layer = l;
+	return *this;
+}
+
+// sets linetype
+DXFEntity &DXFEntity::SetLineType(String const &l)
+{
+	// linetype MUST be there, so add if not
+	if(!GetDXF().tables.HasLineType(l))
+		GetDXF().tables.AddLineType(l);
+	
+	lineType = l;
+	return *this;
+}
+		
diff --git a/bazaar/DXF/Entity.h b/bazaar/DXF/Entity.h
index 05598c068..071b8ce69 100644
--- a/bazaar/DXF/Entity.h
+++ b/bazaar/DXF/Entity.h
@@ -61,15 +61,15 @@ class DXFEntity
 		virtual ~DXFEntity() {}
 	
 		// gets/sets color
-		DXFEntity *SetColor(int c);
+		DXFEntity &SetColor(int c);
 		int GetColor(void) const { return color; }
 		
 		// gets/sets layer
-		DXFEntity *SetLayer(String const &l);
+		DXFEntity &SetLayer(String const &l);
 		String const &GetLayer(void) const { return layer; }
 		
 		// gets/sets linetype
-		DXFEntity *SetLineType(String const &l);
+		DXFEntity &SetLineType(String const &l);
 		String const &GetLineType(void) const { return lineType; }
 		
 		// gets bounding box of element