Divide

Places points or blocks along entities.

Accessing the Command

command bar: divide

alias: div

menu bar: Modify | Divide

toolbar: Modify |

: divide

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select entity to divide: (Choose a line, polyline, spline, arc, circle, or ellipse.)

Number of segments [insert Block]: (Enter a number, or type B.)

Command Options

Option	Description
Select Entity to Divide	Chooses a single entity: a line, polyline, spline, arc, circle, or ellipse.
Number of segments	Specifies the number of segments. Prompts you: Number of segments - type an integer. Use the PDMODE and PDSIZE system variables to set the display of the dividing points.
Blocks	Uses blocks instead of points. Prompts you: Name of block to insert [? to list] - Type the name of the block or press ? to list the available blocks in the Prompt History window. Align blocks with entity? [Yes-align blocks/No-do not align] <Yes-Align blocks>: Yes - rotates blocks to match the entity. No - does not rotate blocks, which maintain their orientation. Number of segments - type an integer.

Procedures

Related Commands

Measure - places equi-distant points along entities.

Point - places points in drawings.

DdPType - specifies the look and size of point entities through the Settings dialog box