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relative to that line. See “Align/Distribute An arc-based object with a locked center
Along Line” on page 253. lengthens and shortens along its curve when
it is resized. When this is not possible, its
Arc Centers and Ends radius changes. In either case, its center
remains locked in the same place.
When working with arc-based objects
or circles, it can be helpful to see their
center points. Similarly, when snapping arcs
together to form a polyline, seeing their
endpoints can be helpful. Select View> Arc
Centers and Ends to toggle the display of
both on the current floor. You can also turn
on their display in the CAD Defaults dialog.
See “CAD Defaults Dialog” on page 288. Unlocked center Locked center
Locked-center arcs do not display a Reshape
Arc-based objects can be aligned using their
center points. See “Aligning Arc Centers” on edit handle when selected. See “Using the
page 257. Edit Handles” on page 222.
When it is part of a polyline, a locked-center
Using Lock Center arc resizes along its arc rather than its chord
when an adjacent line or arc is moved. Thus,
Click the Lock Center edit button to the radius remains constant for an unlocked
lock or unlock the selected arc-based center arc, while the center does not change
object’s center. When an arc’s center is for a locked-center arc.
locked, it cannot be moved except by using
one of its Move edit handles or when the
Alternate edit behavior is enabled.
Editing Open Polyline Based Objects
Open polyline-based objects are composed Open CAD polylines, connected walls,
of individual line- and arc-based objects that stairs, and roads are examples of open
are connected at their end points but do not polyline-based objects.
form an enclosed area. See “Polylines” on For information about editing closed
page 312.
polyline-based objects, see “Editing Closed-
Objects are considered open polyline-based Polyline Based Objects” on page 231.
when they can be edited similar to open CAD
polylines using their edit handles.
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