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Polylines

Line- and arc-based objects will only snap
When Object Snaps a n d Connect CAD
together to form a polyline if they are on the
Segments are enabled, you can also same layer and share identical attributes such
create a polyline by drawing lines and/or arcs as color, line style, and arrow specifications.
end-to-end, allowing the end of each new
object to snap to the end of the previous one. If one end of the polyline is connected to the
See “Defaults, Preferences, and Edit other, it becomes a closed polyline. Closed
Behaviors” on page 208. polylines can be assigned a fill pattern and/or
turned into special 3D objects such as slabs
or countertops that display in 3D views.

Closed Polylines Open Polylines

Lines and polylines can be distinguished by
the edit handles that display when you select
each. A line displays an edit handle at each
end and one in the middle. If more than three
edit handles display, the object is a polyline.

Line
Unconnected Connected
Polyline
The Close Polyline edit tool can be used
to connect the edges of an open polyline.
This tool adds a segment between the two
Lines that appear connected to a polyline open ends, closing the gap between them.
may prove to be unconnected when selected. See “Using Close Polyline” on page 231.
For example, the two polylines in the Polylines can be copied, moved, reshaped, or
following image appear identical until their resized as a single unit. Additionally, the
left edges are selected. The polyline on the individual segments can be edited. See
left reveals that its left edge is not attached. “Disconnect Edges” on page 214.
In contrast, the left edge of the polyline on Once created, polylines can be edited in a
the right is part of the larger polyline unit.
variety of ways. See “Editing Open Polyline

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