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Editing Closed-Polyline Based Objects

• Click the Make Arc Tangent e d i t • Click the Extend Object(s) edit but-
button to adjust the selected curved edge ton to lengthen other object(s) until they
and attached edge(s) so they form a intersect the selected object. See “Trim
smooth shape. See “Using Make Arc and Extend” on page 275.
Tangent” on page 256. Only available
when the selected edge is an arc attached • Click the Trim Object(s) edit button
on one or both ends to another line or arc. to shorten the length of object(s) inter-
sected by the selected object. See “Trim
• Click the Fence Select edit button to and Extend” on page 275.
use the selected object(s) as a selection
fence. See “Using a Fence” on page 217. • Click the Align/Distribute Objects
edit button to specify how the selected
• Click the Object Layer Properties objects are distributed. See “Align/Dis-
edit button to access and edit layer infor- tribute Objects” on page 252. Only avail-
mation about the selected object. See able when multiple objects are selected.
“Object Layer Properties” on page 195. • Click the Align/Distribute Along

• Click the Intersect/Join Two Lines Line edit button, then click on a line-
edit button, then click on a non-parallel based object align the selected object(s)
line or arc to join the two objects. See relative to that line. See “Align/Distribute
“Intersect/Join Two Lines” on page 261. Along Line” on page 253.

• Click the Fillet Lines edit button, Using Close Polyline
then click on an adjacent edge to create
an arc connecting the two. See “Fillet An open polyline-based object can be
Lines” on page 261. Cannot be used if the converted into a closed polyline using
adjacent edge is an arc. the Close Polyline edit tool. This tool adds
an edge to the open polyline, connecting its
• C l i c k t h e Chamfer Lines edit button, two ends and closing the gap between them.
then click on an edge adjacent to the Close Polyline is not available when
selected edge to chamfer the corner
between them. See “Chamfer Lines” on Connect CAD Segments is enabled. See
page 262. “Disconnect Edges” on page 214.

Editing Closed-Polyline Based Objects

Closed polyline-based objects are composed Objects are considered closed polyline-based
of individual line- and arc-based objects when they can be edited similar to closed
joined end-to-end and forming an enclosed CAD polylines using their edit handles.
area. See “Polylines” on page 312.

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