PeditExt

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Edits vertices and segments of a polyline.

Accessing the Command

command bar:  peditext

Quad cursor menu:  2D Editing |    |  |    |    |    |

 

: peditext

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select option [Add vertex/add vertex at End/adjust Bulge/Remove segment/Stretch segment/stretch Vertex]: (Select an option)

Command Options

Option

Description - command line

Quad

Icon

Description - Quad cursor menu

Add vertex

Adds a vertex to the selected segment.

Prompts you:

Select the polyline segment to add a vertex to - select a polyline segment

The new vertex displays dynamically.

Select a point - specify the location of the new vertex.

Adds a vertex to the segment under the cursor.

The new vertex displays dynamically.

Prompts you:

Select a point - specify the location of the new vertex.

 

Add vertex at end

Adds a new vertex at the end of the polyline.

Select the polyline near the end you wish to add a vertex - click a polyline near the end point

The new vertex displays dynamically.

Select a point - specify the location of the new vertex.

Adds a new vertex at the end of the polyline.
This option is only available if the cursor is on one of the endpoints of a polyline.

The new vertex displays dynamically.

Prompts you:

Select a point - specify the location of the new vertex.

Adjust bulge

Modifies the bulge factor* of the selected segment.

Prompts you:

Select the polyline segment to adjust bulge - select a polyline segment

The bulge of the selected segment changes dynamically.

Select a point - specify a point to set the new bulge.

Modifies the bulge factor* of the segment under the cursor.

The bulge of the segment changes dynamically.

Prompts you:

Select a point - specify a point to set the new bulge.

Remove segment

Deletes the selected segment.

Prompts you:

Select the polyline segment to remove - select a polyline segment

 

Deletes the segment under the cursor.

The vertex closest to the selection point is removed.

Stretch segment

Moves the selected segment.

Prompts you:

Select the polyline segment to stretch - select a polyline segment

The selected segment moves dynamically; the adjacent segments are stretched.

Select a point - specify the location of the segment

Moves the segment under the cursor.

The segment moves dynamically; the adjacent segments are stretched.

Prompts you:

Select a point - specify the location of the segment

Stretch vertex

Moves the selected vertex.

Prompts you:

Select the polyline vertex to stretch - select a polyline vertex

The selected vertex moves dynamically.

Select a point - specify the location of the vertex

Moves the vertex under the cursor.

The vertex moves dynamically.

Prompts you:

Select a point - specify the location of the vertex

(*) Bulge factor: defines whether a polyline segment is straight (bulge = 0) or arched (bulge > 0: counter clockwise; bulge < 0: clockwise)

Procedures

Editing a polyline using the Quad

Related Commands

PEdit - edits polylines, 3D polylines, and 3D meshes.

 

 


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