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The points or blocks you draw using MEASURE or DIVIDE are placed in a
selection set. Therefore, if you want to edit them immediately, you can use
the Previous option of
SELECT.
See Also
“Create and Insert Symbols (Blocks)” on page 316
Specify Measured Intervals on Objects
You can use MEASURE to mark an object at specified intervals. You can mark
the intervals with either points or blocks. The last segment of a measured
object may be shorter than the interval you specify.
The starting point for measurements or divisions varies with the object type.
For lines or open polylines, the starting point is the endpoint closest to the
selection point. For closed polylines, it is the polyline start point. For circles,
it is at the angle from the center point that is equivalent to the current snap
angle. For example, if the snap angle is 0, the circle starts at the three o'clock
position and continues counterclockwise.
If the point marker is displayed as a single dot (the default setting), you may
not be able to see the measured intervals. You can change the style of the
point markers using several methods. To change the point style in a dialog
box, you can use
DDPTYPE, or choose Point Style from the Format menu. The
PDMODE system variable also controls the appearance of point markers. For
example, you can change the value to make points appear as crosses.
PDSIZE
controls the size of point objects.
object selected points at measured intervals