CAD tip # 7210:

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Editing selected segments of a polyline.

AutoCAD 2010 can select subobjects of a given entity by holding the Ctrl key when selecting the entity. With the CTRL key you can e.g. select only some segments of a polyline.

The grips of the selected segments will automatically become hot (selected) grips and you can directly modify these segments (e.g. move) using grip-editing.

Ctrl-select segments

This behaviour is can be suppressed with the LEGACYCTRLPICK variable.

ACAD2010LT2010ADT2010Civil2010Map2010

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9.2.2010 658x

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applies to: AutoCAD 2010 · AutoCAD LT 2010 · AutoCAD Architecture 2010 · AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 · AutoCAD Map 2010 ·

See also:
Tip 7099:	Blocks perpendicular to a polyline.
Tip 6972:	How to remove arc segments from Pline?
Tip 6955:	Simply add or delete a polyline vertex.
Tip 6895:	How to use spline as a breakline in Civil 3D?
Tip 6832:	Change your rectangle to a true rectangle.

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