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restrictions can be overridden by holding or position, depending on the currently
down the Ctrl key while dragging. See active Edit Behavior and whether
“Unrestricted Movement” on page 249.
the arc has a locked center. Adjacent seg-
Rotate ments may extend, contract, or change
• The Rotate handle is used to rotate the angle to maintain their connections.
object, either about its center or about the Resize Arc
current CAD point. Its position varies • Click and drag the Resize Arc edit handle
depending on which edge is currently to change the radius, chord length and
selected. See “Rotating Objects” on page chord position of the arc segment,
263.
depending on the currently active Edit
Extend Behavior and whether the arc has a
• Click and drag an Extend handle to locked center. Adjacent segments may
lengthen or shorten the unconnected end extend, contract, or change angle to
of the selected line or arc segment, or to maintain their connections.
change the radius of the selected arc. See Reshape Arc
“Editing Arc Based Objects” on page
221. • Click and drag the Reshape Arc edit han-
dle to change the radius of the arc without
• Right-click and drag it to change the moving its end points. Only available if
adjacent line into an arc, or vice versa. the arc has an unlocked center.
See “Alternate” on page 209.
Same Line Type
Reshape
• Drag a diamond-shaped end handle in
• Click and drag a Reshape edit handle to any direction to draw a new line that
change the angle and/or length of the seg- shares the original polyline’s color,
ments on either side of it, or the size of weight, line style, and layer. See “Same
the object, depending on the currently
Line Type Edit Handles” on page 299.
active Edit Behavior .
Adjust Width
Move Line Segment
Some open polyline-based objects, such as
• The Move Line Segment edit handle is stairs and roads, have additional handles that
found on straight segments of open poly- allow the width of the object to be adjusted.
lines and moves the straight section
according to the currently active Edit Adjust
Width
Behavior . Adjacent segments may
extend or contract in their original direc-
tions to maintain their connections.
Move Arc
• Click and drag the Move Arc edit handle
to change the radius and/or chord length

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