Editing Polylines

In addition to the general editing operations available for most objects, there are additional options available for editing polylines with PEDIT.

• Close. Creates the closing segment of the polyline, connecting the last segment with the first. AutoCAD LT considers the polyline open unless you close it using the Close option.
• Join. Adds lines, arcs, or polylines to the end of an open polyline and removes the curve fitting from a curve-fit polyline. For an object to join the polyline, their endpoints must touch.
• Width. Specifies a new uniform width for the entire polyline. Use the Width option of the Edit Vertex option to change the starting and ending widths of segments.
• Edit Vertex. Marks the first vertex of the polyline by drawing an X on the screen. If you have specified a tangent direction for this vertex, an arrow is also drawn in that direction.
• Fit. Creates a smooth curve consisting of arcs joining each pair of vertices. The curve passes through all vertices of the polyline and uses any tangent direction you specify.
• Spline. Uses the vertices of the selected polyline as the control points, or frame, of a spline-fit polyline. The curve passes through the first and last control points unless the original polyline was closed.
• Decurve. Removes extra vertices inserted by an arc-fit or spline-fit polyline and straightens all segments of the polyline.
• Ltype Gen. Generates the linetype in a continuous pattern through the vertices of the polyline. When this option is turned off, AutoCAD LT generates the linetype starting and ending with a dash at each vertex.

Polylines edited with Spline

Polylines edited with Width