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   I have a set of polylines which have previously existed separately, but which I've joined together at end points to form 1 polyline using the [join] command. I've made the global width fairly massive, for the purposes of the drawing I'm doing. 

At the corners - the points at which the previously separate lines have joined, it still looks as though they're separate. the line has a sort of a kink in it. It wouldn't be visible if the global width wasn't so large. I hope that makes sense. 

I wondered is there a way of making the whole thing, appear as one line, with proper corners. This happens when you draw it all in one go but not when you form a line from joining.

Thanks for any advise. 

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idiosyn85 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 28.Jul.2008 Location: United Kingdom Using: AutoCAD 2008, AutoCAD 2010, Inventor 2009 Status: Offline Points: 13	Topic: Polylines Global Width Corners Posted: 24.Sep.2009 at 17:23
	I have a set of polylines which have previously existed separately, but which I've joined together at end points to form 1 polyline using the [join] command. I've made the global width fairly massive, for the purposes of the drawing I'm doing. At the corners - the points at which the previously separate lines have joined, it still looks as though they're separate. the line has a sort of a kink in it. It wouldn't be visible if the global width wasn't so large. I hope that makes sense. I wondered is there a way of making the whole thing, appear as one line, with proper corners. This happens when you draw it all in one go but not when you form a line from joining. Thanks for any advise.

CarlB Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 16.Oct.2009 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 321	Posted: 16.Oct.2009 at 02:45
	If it's a continuous linetype, there should be no gaps/kinks at corners. Any other linetype, you get kinks. It must not be any easy fix by Autodesk because users have been unhappy with this forever.

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