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Editing Closed-Polyline Based Objects

Behavior . Adjacent segments may
Move arc Rotate polyline extend or contract in their original direc-
segment
Resize arc tions to maintain their connections.
Move
polyline Reshape Move Arc
arc
• Click and drag the Move Arc edit handle
to change the radius and/or chord length
or position, depending on the currently
Reshape Move line
polyline segment active Edit Behavior and whether
the arc has a locked center. Adjacent seg-
Move ments may extend, contract, or change
• Click and drag the Move handle to move angle to maintain their connections.
the object according to the currently Resize Arc
active Edit Behavior . • Click and drag the Resize Arc edit handle
• Movement may be limited or stopped by to change the radius, chord length and
other objects or Snap Behaviors. Move chord position of the arc segment,
restrictions can be overridden by holding depending on the currently active Edit
down the Ctrl key while dragging. See Behavior and whether the arc has a
“Unrestricted Movement” on page 249. locked center. Adjacent segments may
Rotate extend, contract, or change angle to
maintain their connections.
• The Rotate handle is used to rotate the
object, either about its center or about the Reshape Arc
current CAD point. Its position varies • Click and drag the Reshape Arc edit han-
depending on which edge is currently dle to change the radius of the arc without
selected. See “Rotating Objects” on page moving its end points. Only available if
263. the arc has an unlocked center.
Reshape
Using Dimensions
• Click and drag a Reshape edit handle to
change the angle and/or length of the seg- Dimensions can be used to move or
ments on either side of it, or the size of reshape closed polyline-based objects.
the object, depending on the currently See “Moving Objects Using Dimensions” on
active Edit Behavior . page 479.

Move Line Segment Using Extension Line Snaps
• The Move Line Segment edit handle is
found on straight segments of closed Extension line snaps, especially tangent
polylines and moves the straight section snaps, can be useful when editing polyline
according to the currently active Edit vertices. See “Extension Snaps” on page 169.

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