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426 | Chapter 17 Change Existing Objects
3 Edit the polyline by entering one or more of the following options:
■ Enter c (Close) to create a closed polyline.
■ Enter j (Join) to join contiguous lines, arcs, or polylines.
■ Enter w (Width) to specify a new uniform width for the entire polyline.
■ Enter e (Edit Vertex) to edit a vertex.
■ Enter f (Fit) to create a series of arcs joining each pair of vertices.
■ Enter s (Spline) to create an approximation of a spline.
■ Enter d (Decurve) to remove extra vertices inserted by a fit or spline
curve and to straighten all segments of the polyline.
■ Enter L (Ltype Gen) to generate the linetype in a continuous pattern
through the vertices of the polyline.
■ Enter u (Undo) to reverse actions back to the start of PEDIT.
4 Enter x (Exit) to end the command.
Modify II toolbar
Command line
PEDIT
To taper the width of individual polyline segments
1 From the Modify menu, choose Object ➤ Polyline.
2 Select the polyline to edit.
3 Enter e (Edit Vertex).
The first vertex is marked with an X. Move to the appropriate vertex with
Next or Previous.
4 Enter w (Width).
5 Enter new starting and ending widths, and press
ENTER to move to the
next vertex. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each segment.
6 Enter u (Undo) to reverse actions back to the start of
PEDIT.
7 Enter x (Exit) to end editing vertexes.
8 Enter x (Exit) again to end the command.
Modify II toolbar
Command line
PEDIT
Modify Multilines
You can edit a multiline by adding and deleting vertices and controlling the
display of corner joints. You can make multilines intersect in various ways.
You can also edit multiline styles to change the properties of individual line
elements or the end caps and background fill of future multilines.