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Merge two straight lines

Merge two straight lines

Merge two straight lines

(OP)
This seems like such a simple thing to do but I can't seem to find it. Basically I want to do the opposite of break. If I used break on a line, how would I 'un-break' them. Sorry if this is stupid, hope someone can help.

RE: Merge two straight lines

why not make a line from the first point on the first line to the second point on the second line ? or extend the first line ...

Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati

RE: Merge two straight lines

(OP)
Thanks, I should have said the lines are the edge of a solid, so making a new line doesn't much help unless it can somehow replace the original two? The reason is to make the meshing better and easier.

RE: Merge two straight lines

(OP)
Well I thought i had it there, Modify>edit>point.. then moved the point that joined the lines so that one curve shrank to nothing, but sadly the mesh control still controls the curve as if it was the original length and now I can't use mesh control on the area of the line that used to be the other line. Oh femap

RE: Merge two straight lines

are you meshing solids or curves ?

did youchange the mesh control (approach on curve) afteryou editted it ?

Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati

RE: Merge two straight lines

(OP)
It was meshing a solid and using 'size along curve'. In the end I used Geometry>Solid>cleanup.. and then re-did the curves that I wanted to be there. Thanks for trying though, it seems odd that something so simple should be so difficult. I find a lot of femap is like that.

RE: Merge two straight lines

(OP)
Thank you Blas, that video is very useful. I shall make more use of the meshing toolbox from now on.

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