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Convert line to polyline

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SeanSweeney (Civil/Environmental) (OP)
24 Aug 06 3:12
Does anybody know an easy method to convert all lines to polylines. I have tried various methods (LSPs I found on the net) but they only do one at a time.

Cheers. Sean.
Exxit (Computer)
24 Aug 06 3:41
Sean,

"_pedit"
or "_mpedit" from the Express Tools

Lothar

ADT 2004
ACAD 2002
SeanSweeney (Civil/Environmental) (OP)
24 Aug 06 3:48
Mpedit seems like the right answer but it only converts the first of the objects selected - rather odd seeing as this is what the function is designed for - am I doing something wrong?

mpedit, select the objects, answer yes to convert to polylines and return - its when I write yes or y it says invalid option keyword - even though that is the default.

Cheers. Sean.
Exxit (Computer)
24 Aug 06 4:33
Sean,

you are riding ACAD 2006?
I have tested it with 2004:
"_pedit" -> "more objects" -> select the lines -> <enter> -> <enter>

regards to Norge, Lothar

ADT 2004
ACAD 2002
SeanSweeney (Civil/Environmental) (OP)
24 Aug 06 4:49
I was doing it wrong - forgot to tell it to treat multiple lines (thats the problems with having the command line hidden and using dynamic input - you dont get all the possibilities shown to you in the dynamic version).

Problem solved. Thanks.

Cheers. Sean.
Exxit (Computer)
24 Aug 06 4:53
"Autocad is talking to you, but some people don't listen..."

Don't hide the commandline!

ADT 2004
ACAD 2002
Ratso (Mechanical)
30 Aug 06 9:28
Amen exxit - I still type in most of my commands....started on version 3.11 and have never forgotten the basic ones...ouch there goes my age

Ratso
AutoCAD and Inventor
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