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Chapter 25 Converting & Exploding Entity Types
Converting Arcs and Circles
You can convert arcs to curves or to polylines. You can convert circles to
closed curves or to polygons. For information on how to create arcs and
circles, see the chapter titled “Arcs & Circles,” which begins on page 155.
To convert arcs and circles to curves or polylines/polygons
1 Select the arcs and circles you want to convert.
2 Place the pointer over the arc or circle, but not on its about point, and
right-click. A pop-up menu appears.
3 Click Convert, Arcs/Circles to Curves or Arcs/Circles to Polylines/
Polygons.
Converting Curves
A curve is a finely segmented polyline. You can convert back and forth
between curves and polylines or polygons by choosing an entity type from
the edit bar. AutoSketch converts each control point to a vertex for the
polyline or polygon. This type of conversion creates a rough polyline; it does
not look like the curve.
You can also convert a curve to a polyline or polygon that looks like the orig-
inal curve by converting the fine segments that AutoSketch uses to display
the curve to lines, polyline segments, or polygon segments. For information
on polylines, polygons and curves, see the chapter titled “Polylines, Poly-
gons, & Curves,” which begins on page 137.
To convert curves to polylines or polygons by changing how AutoSketch
draws the entity
1 Select the curve you want to convert.
2 Select the entity type from the drop-down list box on the edit bar.
AutoSketch redraws the entity as the new entity type.