Lengthen

Works with Bricscad (Windows) Classic, Pro and Platinum, Bricscad (Linux) Classic, Pro and Platinum

Changes the length of open objects, such as lines and arcs.

Accessing the Command

command bar:  lengthen

aliases:  len, editlen

menu bar:  Modify | Lengthen

toolbar:  Modify |

 

: lengthen

Prompts you in the command bar:

Edit length: DYnamic/Increment/Percent/Total/<Select entity to list length>: (Enter an option, or choose an entity.)

Command Options

Option

Description

Select entity to list length

Reports the current length of an open entity. Reports:

Current length - reports the length in current units.

DYnamic

Changes the length interactively; prompts you:

Mode/<Select entity to change> - enter an option.

Select entity to change

Changes the length of the selected entity; prompts you:

New end point for line - drag the line longer or shorter.

Mode

Switches lengthening mode; returns to original prompt:

Edit length: DYnamic/Increment/Percent/Total/<Select entity to list length> - enter an option.

 

Increment

Changes the angle and length by a specified amount; prompts you:

Angle/<Enter length increment (0.0000)> - enter an option.

Enter length increment

Specifies the length by which to lengthen or shorten the entity:

  • Lengthen - enter a positive number.

  • Shorten - enter a negative number.

Angle

Specifies the angle by which to lengthen the entity; prompts you:

Enter angle increment - enter an angle.

This option applies only to arcs.

 

Percent

Changes the length of entities by a percentage; prompts you:

Enter percent length <0.0000>  - enter a number.

This option lengthens or shortens to the percentage, not by the percentage.

For example, enter 25 (for 25%), and a 1"-long line is shorted to 0.25".

Enter 150%, and the 1" line becomes 1.5".

Total

Changes the length to the amount specified; prompts you:

Angle/<Enter total length (0.0000)> - enter an option.

Enter total length

Specifies the length to which to lengthen or shorten the entity.

For example, enter 2 and a 1"-long line is lengthened to 2".

Angle

Specifies the angle to which to size the entity; prompts you:

Enter angle increment - enter an angle.

This option applies only to arcs.

For example, enter 45 and a 180-degree arc is shortened to 45 degrees.

Related Commands

Related Commands

Extend - lengthens open entities.

Stretch - stretches entities longer and shorter.

Change - changes the length of lines.

Trim - shortens entities.


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