Drawing Curves - Mastering AutoCAD for Mac - page 457

FIGURE 17.8
The Edit
Polyline
options that
appear at the
cursor
Setting Pedit Options
Here's a brief look at a few of the Pedit command options you didn't try firsthand. Note that
the names shown are from the Pedit command prompt. Items in parentheses are the option
names as they appear in the polyline shortcut menu. In addition, the Edit vertex, Ltype gen,
and Undo options are not available in the shortcut menu:
Edit Vertex Lets you edit each vertex of a polyline individually (discussed in detail later
in this chapter).
Close Connects the two endpoints of a polyline with a line segment. If the polyline you
selected to be edited is already closed, this option changes to Open.
Open Removes the last segment added to a closed polyline.
Width Sets the width of a polyline.
Fit (Curve Fit) Turns polyline segments into a series of arcs.
Spline (Spline Fit) The Spline option smoothes a polyline into a spline curve (discussed
in detail later in this chapter).
Decurve Changes a spline it polyline into the shape it had before the Spline option
was applied.
Ltype Gen Controls the way noncontinuous linetypes pass through the vertices of
a polyline. If you have a fitted or spline curve with a noncontinuous linetype, turn on
this option.
Reverse Reverses the orientation of a polyline. The orientation is based on the order in
which points are selected to create the polyline. The first point picked is the beginning, or
point 1, the next point is point 2, and so on. In some cases, you may want to reverse this
order using the Reverse option.
Undo Undoes the last Pedit option applied to a polyline.
Finally, you might notice the Polyline  Edit Polyline option in the polyline right-click menu.
This option starts the Pedit command without applying any of the options. You can then select
the options by entering them via the keyboard.