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Gaps - how to find loose ends on lines in a DWG?

With the freeware LISP utility Gaps you can mark spots on your DWG drawing where line ends do not precisely match (undershoots/overshoots, no osnap).

Download the Gaps.vlx file from Download, load it into AutoCAD with APPLOAD and type the command GAPS. Specify the precision - how far (in what distance) are the line endpoints considered as near, loose ends, then the diameter for marker circles (red circles in the GAPS layer) and then select the inspected lines (Lines, Polylines, Arcs, Splines) in the currently displayed part of your DWG drawing. The command marks suspect locations and you can then verify (an possobly fix) them one by one using zoom.

The next run of the Gaps command will erase previous markers (the GAPS layer).

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applies to: AutoCAD · AutoCAD Architecture · AutoCAD Plant 3D · AutoCAD Mechanical · Civil 3D · AutoCAD Map 3D ·

See also:
Tip 14436:	Conversion of arc polylines to straight-segment polylines (e.g. for GIS).
Tip 14395:	CheckAngles - checking the allowed line angles in the DWG drawing (e.g. only ortho)
Tip 14192:	MLfillet - how to fillet multilines in AutoCAD?
Tip 13887:	ClosestPt - the nearest point on another curve
Tip 13827:	Snap points to the nearest curve/polyline with Snap2Curve.

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