Autodesk 057A1-05A111-1001 Getting Started Guide - Page 95

Try it: Trim an object

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Try it: Trim an object 1 Create two horizontal lines and two vertical lines as shown in the left side of the previous illustration. You can use the Perpendicular object snap to make sure that the two horizontal lines intersect the vertical line at a right angle. 2 Click Menu Browser ➤ Modify ➤ Trim. 3 At the Select Objects prompt, click locations 1 and 2 as previously illustrated. Notice that you select the boundary objects first. 4 Press ENTER to end boundary selection. 5 At the next Select Objects prompt, click the vertical line at point 3 as shown. Press ENTER to end the command. NOTE With both EXTEND and TRIM, you must accept the selection set of boundary objects by pressing ENTER, and then select the objects to be trimmed. If you press ENTER without selecting any boundary objects, all objects become potential boundaries. Erase, Extend, and Trim Objects | 89

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Erase, Extend, and Trim Objects
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Try it: Trim an object
1
Create two horizontal lines and two vertical lines as shown in the left side of the previous
illustration.
You can use the Perpendicular object snap to make sure that the two horizontal lines intersect
the vertical line at a right angle.
2
Click Menu Browser
Modify
Trim.
3
At the Select Objects prompt, click locations 1 and 2 as previously illustrated.
Notice that you select the boundary objects first.
4
Press ENTER to end boundary selection.
5
At the next Select Objects prompt, click the vertical line at point 3 as shown. Press ENTER to end
the command.
NOTE
With both EXTEND and TRIM, you must accept the selection set of boundary objects by pressing
ENTER, and then select the objects to be trimmed. If you press ENTER without selecting any boundary
objects, all objects become potential boundaries.