CAD Forum discussion (EN) : Please HELP!! https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 02:13:51 +0000 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:01:14 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=1238 <![CDATA[CAD Forum discussion (EN)]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ <![CDATA[Please HELP!! : EXTENDchange : I don&#039;t use...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=1238&PID=3343&title=please-help#3343 Author: rossassociates
Subject: 1238
Posted: 22.Oct.2008 at 23:01

EXTEND

change : I don't use this, but this is from the link at the bottom of this post "Here’s an OLD SCHOOL trick. Instead of using TRIM or EXTEND, try usingthe CHANGE command. Enter the command CHANGE, select the endpoints ofthe objects to Extend or Trim (with a window crossing or fence), turnyour Ortho ON, and then select the point where you want the endpointsof the objects to go. Now, just for fun, try turning the Ortho OFF andsee what happens!"

lengthen : er, lengthens an item.... you can select a point and then another to lengthen to or a discrete measurement (via the keyboard).

solid edit : no idea I'm only 2D!! but guess that it's to do with extrusion...

stretch : really useful, allows you to stretch an item...  you can pick a point and stretch it to another, making the "crossed" items shorter or longer, depending on where the item is being moved to..

trim : select a cutting line or lines and then trim to the next cutting line or lines

edge : it's very similar to the projection option...

project : allows you to extend items to a projected intersection, i.e. a line that it doesn't necessarily intersect with but would if that line had been extended.


TRIM

fence : useful if you want to extend or trim a number of items to the same line..  you don't have to select them all, you just select two points and all the items between those two points are extended or trimmed..

crossing : allows you to quickly select multiple items.. (here, as I don't use 2006 onwards :( http://lynn.blogs.com/lynn_allens_blog/2005/04/autocad_2006_tr.html)

project : (see above)

edge : (see above)


see here http://www.dailyautocad.com/autocad/hip-tip-multiple-extend-and-trim-by-using-fence-option/ for some good examples of the above.

also see here : http://lynn.blogs.com/lynn_allens_blog/2007/01/happy_new_year.html

Don't forget there are about 9 different ways to do the same thing in AutoCAD and no way is the "right way" but there are probably some "wrong ones" - i.e. those that take way too much time to do!!

HTH

]]> Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:01:14 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=1238&PID=3343&title=please-help#3343 <![CDATA[Please HELP!! : could someone please define what...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=1238&PID=3338&title=please-help#3338 Author: j.burton50
Subject: 1238
Posted: 22.Oct.2008 at 15:19

could someone please define what these commands are supposed to do.
change
lengthen
solid edit
stretch
trim
edge
project
(all under extend)
 
fence
crossing
project
edge
(under the trim command)
 
thanks
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