While we are much more focusing on AutoCAD basics here, it is necessary to learn how you can convert LINE to Polyline and vice versa.
This might not make sense to you now now, but will surely come in handy when you will come to a point where you need to convert a line to a polyline.An example where this will be needed is when you are working on a project where you need to join a series of line to make it a single object and use the resulting polyline as a PATH. Polyline in AutoCAD. Polyline command. Drawing modes, constructing a polyline in the program with straight and arc segments. Set the width and half width of the linear and arc segments of the polyline. Build arrows and rings from a polyline in AutoCAD. There are several ways to convert a three-dimensional polyline (3DPOLYLINE) entity to a standard 2D polyline (LWPOLYLINE): If you want to just cut-off the Z-coordinates of a 3D polyline (make it appear 2D), use the FLATTEN command (Express Tools) to zero all Z-coordinates.
This might not make sense to you now now, but will surely come in handy when you will come to a point where you need to convert a line to a polyline. An example where this will be needed is when you are working on a project where you need to join a series of line to make it a single object and use the resulting polyline as a PATH.
A concrete example:
Let’s say we need to create an ARRAYPATH in AutoCAD, if we create our path using the LINE command, the path will be made of many line segments, To use this command you need to have all lines converted to a single object. You will then need to convert Line to Polyline.
What is a Polyline (PLINE command)?
In AutoCAD, a Polyline is a single object that is composed of lines and/or arc segments.
How is a LINE different from a Polyline?
A Polyline is made of LINEs. It is not possible to select a segment of a Polyline without selecting the whole.
How to Convert Polyline to LINE
- Polyline: 1
- Lines: 2
Converting a Polyline to a line is a very easy task. it goes like this:
- Select the Polyline
- Click on the Explode icon
and that is it.
How to convert LINE to Polyline
To convert LINE to Polyline, you need to use the PEDIT command, which makes it more complicated than doing the opposite operation.
Here is how to do it:
- Type PEDIT and Press ENTER
- Type M and Press Enter
- Select objects and Press Enter
- Press Enter
- Type J and Press Enter
- Press Enter
- Press Esc (Escape)
Here is how the command window looks at each step
3d Polyline To Polyline Autocad Lt
Step 2
Type M and Press Enter
Step 3
Select objects and Press Enter
Step 4
![Polyline to 3d polyline autocad tutorial Polyline to 3d polyline autocad tutorial](/uploads/1/2/5/0/125055616/337638598.png)
Press Enter
Step 5
Type J and Press Enter
Step 6
Press Enter
Step 7
Press Esc
![Polyline Polyline](/uploads/1/2/5/0/125055616/543608837.jpg)
Hope it helped you. You might also be interested in learning how to convert SPLINE to Polyline.