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   I am using AutoCAD 2007 and am having trouble creating polylines.  I originally took a picture and opened it with Adobe Illustrator, turned it into a vector and then exploded it, this will basically trace the picture for me, then I save it in DXF format so I can open it in AutoCAD.
After opening it in AutoCAD all the lines are joined like a polyline that has been joined but to edit it I have to obviously explode it.  The problem is after exploding it it's not letting me rejoin it no matter what I try.  BTW when I use the PEDIT method the choices I can change the line to SPLINE but then I don't know how to get it to a polyline?

Tried;  
Use the region command and pick everything that you want to be joined. If they are drawn correctly, meaning all ends connected and no overlaps or extra pieces, they will be connected and you will see a message that says one loop created, or something like that.

Another way is to turn one of the lines into a polyline by using the Pedit command, then join this polyline to all the other entities. Check this by picking the polyline and moving it. If everything is connected properly, the entire thing will move together. Otherwise you can see where the pieces failed to connect properly.

Save the drawing as Autocad R12/LT2 DXF. 
Close the drawing. 
Reopen the DXF file. 
This changes the spline to a polyline. 

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	I am using AutoCAD 2007 and am having trouble creating polylines. I originally took a picture and opened it with Adobe Illustrator, turned it into a vector and then exploded it, this will basically trace the picture for me, then I save it in DXF format so I can open it in AutoCAD. After opening it in AutoCAD all the lines are joined like a polyline that has been joined but to edit it I have to obviously explode it. The problem is after exploding it it's not letting me rejoin it no matter what I try. BTW when I use the PEDIT method the choices I can change the line to SPLINE but then I don't know how to get it to a polyline? Tried; Use the region command and pick everything that you want to be joined. If they are drawn correctly, meaning all ends connected and no overlaps or extra pieces, they will be connected and you will see a message that says one loop created, or something like that. Another way is to turn one of the lines into a polyline by using the Pedit command, then join this polyline to all the other entities. Check this by picking the polyline and moving it. If everything is connected properly, the entire thing will move together. Otherwise you can see where the pieces failed to connect properly. Save the drawing as Autocad R12/LT2 DXF. Close the drawing. Reopen the DXF file. This changes the spline to a polyline.

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