Trimming Drawing Objects

When you trim an object, the program modifies the object so that one or both ends of the trimmed object end at the intersection of another object. Lines and arcs are the most commonly trimmed objects.

There are three ways to trim objects:

Trim command

• From the Drawing View, choose Edit | Trim.
• Left-click the object to trim to. This can be a line, curve, arc, rectangle, polyline, etc.
• Left-click the end of the object you want trimmed. The end of the object nearest the left-click will be trimmed.
• The Repeat option is turned on automatically with this command. Left-click any other objects you want to trim.
• When you are finished, right-click the mouse or press Enter.

Right-click a single object

• Right-click any object near the end that you want trimmed. From the pop up menu, choose Modify Objects | Trim.
• Left-click the object to trim to.

The program trims just the right-clicked object.

Survey lines can not be modified

TPC does not allow you to modify survey lines with commands like break, trim, or extend. You must modify the line in the traverse that created it.

Related Topics

Working with Drawing Objects
Selecting Drawing Objects
Breaking Drawing Objects
Extending Drawing Objects
Repeating Commands
Drawing Commands

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