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Lesson: Joining Objects ■ 389
Practice Exercise: Joining Objects
Quite often when you edit your drawing, changes
occur that require you to join or rejoin segments.
In this practice exercise, you draw a circle and a line
with a rectangle that overlaps both objects. First trim
these objects, then erase the rectangle. Use the Join
command to reconnect the circle and line segments.
1. Draw the circle, line and rectangle as illustrated
above.
2. To Trim the circle and the line:
■ Begin the Trim command.
■ Select the rectangle for the cutting edge
and press ENTER.
■ Select the portion of the line and circle
inside the rectangle to trim.
3. Erase the rectangle.
4. To join the line segments:
■ Begin the Join command.
■ Select the Source object (1).
■ Select the object to join (2).
■ Press ENTER to complete the command.
5. To Join the arc segments and close them.
Method 1:
■ Begin the Join command.
■ Select one arc (1) then select the other (2).
■ Press ENTER to join the two arcs.
Notice how the arcs work in a counter-
clockwise direction. The order in which you
select the arcs determines how they are joined.
For instance, if you had selected arc (2) first
then arc (1), the segments would have been
joined at the top.
■ Repeat the Join command
■ Select the arc.
■ Right-click on the selected object. Click
Close.