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Trim command doesn't work on any polylines

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 04:52:04 GMT

Hello,

I am drawing using polylines in Autocad and the trim command stopped working. It doesn't come up with an error it just doesn't recognise the lines are crossing and doesn't give the option to trim. I have highlighted both lines and tried to trim. But then when I cross an elipse with a polyline I am able to trim the elipse with the polyline. But I can't trim the polyline with the elipse. It was working as normal and then it just stopped working.

Has anyone else had this problem and do you have any suggestions for fixing it?

I didn't touch any settings or anything and I have tried flattening my work in case I somehow rotated it and it has changed nothing.

Re: Trim command doesn't work on any polylines

Patchy — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 05:15:50 GMT

Try using different setting for EDGEMODE, it could be on different elevations.

Re: Trim command doesn't work on any polylines

RobDraw — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 11:55:50 GMT

Share the file (or one exhibiting the behavior) for a definitive answer.

Re: Trim command doesn't work on any polylines

pendean — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 14:20:20 GMT

>>>...doesn't recognise the lines are crossing...<<<
What is the error message at the commandline? It needs to be taller than 1-line for you to see it.

Re: Trim command doesn't work on any polylines

imadHabash — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 14:35:11 GMT

would you please share with us a CAD dwg sample that describe well your issue ?

Re: Trim command doesn't work on any polylines

jayhar — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:18:21 GMT

Hello @Anonymous

Select the poly line check proprieties Elevation is "0"

there is an error message at the command line?????

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Re: Trim command doesn't work on any polylines

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 17:51:47 GMT

This was Never a problem before 2020

Re: Trim command doesn't work on any polylines

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 17:57:51 GMT

I draw two crossing ploylines and select the trim tool, I drag a box around the polylines and nothing happens I am not able to trim any of the ends??? This tool is now totally messed up. What do you mean they have to be on the "same level" This was Never an issue with earlier versions. Put it back the way it was!

Re: Trim command doesn't work on any polylines

Kent1Cooper — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 18:01:54 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

I draw two crossing ploylines and select the trim tool, ... I am not able to trim any of the ends??? ....

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Re: Trim command doesn't work on any polylines

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 18:05:30 GMT

Nope, just two ploylines on a blank page.

Re: Trim command doesn't work on any polylines

pendean — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 18:11:34 GMT

>>>...This was Never a problem before 2020...<<<
@Anonymous then there nothing we end users can do about it: start a support ticket at your Autodesk Account page and see what else is on offer https://manage.autodesk.com/home/ (you want the ? icon to get started).

Re: Trim command doesn't work on any polylines

Kent1Cooper — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 20:34:13 GMT

Are you, by any chance, working enormously far from the 0,0 origin? People sometimes write in with various kinds of problems, and the cause turns out to be that they are at coordinate values such as 10-to-the-13th-power, meaning they're working beyond the orbit of the moon or something [I recall one involving distances multiple times the diameter of the entire solar system].

Re: Trim command doesn't work on any polylines

stuart_smithXPHHB — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:41:39 GMT

This solved my issue. Somehow I was working 1:1 in some far out space. Brought it back to 0,0 and all works as it should.