Joining Polylines

Command: PEDIT

Using the Join option of the Edit Polyline tool you can add an arc, a line or a polyline entity to an existing open polyline, forming one continuous polyline entity.

To join an entity to a polyline, that entity must already share an endpoint with an end vertex of the selected polyline.

When you join an entity to a polyline, the width of the new polyline segment depends on the width of the original polyline and the type of entity you are joining to it:

To join an arc, line, or polyline to an existing polyline

  1. Do one of the following:

  2. Click the Edit Polyline tool button () on the Modify toolbar.

  3. Choose Edit Polyline in the Modify menu.

  4. Type editpline or pedit in the command window, then press Enter.

The command bar reads: Select polyline to edit.

  1. Select the parent polyline.
    The command bar reads: Edit polyline: Edit vertices/Close (or Open)/Decurve/Fit/Join/Linetype-Mode/Reverse/Spline/Taper/Width/Undo/<eXit>:
    A prompt menu displays.

  2. Choose Join in the prompt menu or type J and press Enter.
    The command bar reads: Select entities to join:

  3. Select the entities to join.
    The number of already selected entities displays in the command bar.

  4. Right click or press Enter to stop selecting entities and add the selection to the polyline.

  5. Do one of the following:

  6. Continue editing the selected polyline.

  7. Choose Exit in the prompt menu or press Enter to conclude the Edit Polyline tool.

 

NOTE

You can select multiple entities in step 3 on condition they form one chain with the parent polyline.

 


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