Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
In earlier releases, JOIN was more limited; for example, you were limited to
joining collinear lines into a new line object, or arcs that were part of the same
imaginary circle into a new arc. In AutoCAD 2012 you can use JOIN to create poly-
lines from arcs or non-collinear lines.
Figure 11-10:
Joining sundered pieces.
The following steps describe how to use the JOIN command:
1. Click the Modify panel title at the bottom edge of the Ribbon's Home tab
to open the Modify panel's slideout, then click the Join button.
If you foresee doing a lot of joinery, you can pin the slideout open, as shown in Fig-
ure 11-10. AutoCAD prompts you to select the source object.
2. Select the
source object
— that is, the object you want to join other objects to.
AutoCAD prompts according to the object type selected. If you select a line, the
command prompt or Dynamic Input tooltip shows
Select source object or multiple objects to join at once:
3. Select valid objects to join to the original source object.
For example, if you selected a line as your source object, AutoCAD continues
prompting for additional adjoining lines until you press Enter to end object selec-
tion.
