Autodesk AUTOSKETCH 8, User Manual

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Creating an “Alcove” in a Line or Polyline
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To divide a line, polyline segment, arc or circle into equal segments
1 On the Edit menu, click Trim, Subdivide, or click the Subdivide button on
the All-In-One toolbar.
2 Enter the number of segments you want AutoSketch to divide the entity
by in the text box on the edit bar and press ENTER.
3 Click the entity.
Creating an “Alcove” in a Line or Polyline
On the Edit menu, click Trim, Alcove to create an offset in a line or a polyline
segment by adding four vertices. It is useful primarily for creating alcoves,
bay windows, and so on in architectural floor plans that use wide polylines
to represent walls.
You create an alcove by entering two points that specify the width of the
alcove opening and another point that specifies its depth. AutoSketch breaks
the line or polyline at the first set of points and moves that segment the
distance specified by another point. AutoSketch creates polyline segments
between the break opening and the moved segment at the angle set in the
angle text box on the edit bar. Specifying a 45 or 60 degree angle results in
an alcove that resembles a bay window.
Adding a alcove to a line entity converts the line to a polyline. Performing
an alcove on a polyline results in a single polyline with vertices and segments
necessary to create the alcove.
To create an alcove in a line or polyline
1 On the Edit menu, click Trim, Alcove, or click the Alcove button on the
All-In-One toolbar.
2 (optional) Enter an angle in the Alcove Angle text box on the edit bar and
press ENTER.
3 Click the entity to which you want to add the alcove.
4 Enter the startpoint and the endpoint of the alcove.