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merging or combining plines that are overlapped or end-end

rob2218
Enthusiast
is there a way of merging or combining plines that have overlapped or are simply two plines end to end?
I know in the other 2D program from Autodesk...there was a "join" function that allowed ends of plines to 'join' and become one pline.
...Bobby Hollywood live from...
i>u
Edgewater, FL!
SOFTWARE VERSION:
Archicad 22, Archicad 23
Windows7 -OS, MAC Maverick OS
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Anonymous
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rob2218 wrote:
is there a way of merging or combining plines that are simply two plines end to end?
Edit/Reshape/UNIFY is the right command. NOT for overlapped ones.
rob2218
Enthusiast
thanks, I'll try that one.....I knew there had to be something...anything by way of making end to end plines merge...
...Bobby Hollywood live from...
i>u
Edgewater, FL!
SOFTWARE VERSION:
Archicad 22, Archicad 23
Windows7 -OS, MAC Maverick OS
rob2218
Enthusiast
ok, I had two plines end to end on different layers and with different pens, didn't do a darn thing.
I selected both plines, clicked on the "Edit>reshape>unify" function and nothing happened.
...Bobby Hollywood live from...
i>u
Edgewater, FL!
SOFTWARE VERSION:
Archicad 22, Archicad 23
Windows7 -OS, MAC Maverick OS
Anonymous
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For me everithing is OK.
I have 3 plines, each of them on different Layer and with different Pens. I select the Blue, then the Green and last the Red polyline, then pick the "UNIFY" icon and it works. Now I have one polyline with Layer and Pen set by the last selected polyline segment.
rob2218
Enthusiast
What would be the sequence of the steps?
Select first pline.....then what?
...Bobby Hollywood live from...
i>u
Edgewater, FL!
SOFTWARE VERSION:
Archicad 22, Archicad 23
Windows7 -OS, MAC Maverick OS
Anonymous
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1. Select the plines (with window - from left to right; crossing window - from right to left; one by one;....)

2. Pick the icon "Unify"

3. Done
rob2218
Enthusiast
OK, something discovered today. Here's why it wasn't working.
if the pline is "open" ended, meaning the two ends done make a closed looped...then the function UNIFY will work.

If the pline is a closed loop....the function doesn't work, bummer.
...Bobby Hollywood live from...
i>u
Edgewater, FL!
SOFTWARE VERSION:
Archicad 22, Archicad 23
Windows7 -OS, MAC Maverick OS
rob2218
Enthusiast
...Bobby Hollywood live from...
i>u
Edgewater, FL!
SOFTWARE VERSION:
Archicad 22, Archicad 23
Windows7 -OS, MAC Maverick OS
rob2218
Enthusiast
So...what i was hoping was that I could grab a bunch of plines...say from a manufacturer like a window sill profile and make it into ONE pline...but since the window sill (as an example) is a closed loop...it won't work....again..bummer.
...Bobby Hollywood live from...
i>u
Edgewater, FL!
SOFTWARE VERSION:
Archicad 22, Archicad 23
Windows7 -OS, MAC Maverick OS
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