Hello!
I have a problem with too many vertices on a 2d object. I want to lower down the number of vertices but still keep approximately the same shape.
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How to simplify polyline
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@Patchy wrote:
This will do
http://cadtips.cadalyst.com/linear-objects/polyline-diet
Thanks for the recommendation [that's my PLDIET.lsp routine]. The PLD command there does this to that shape, given a maximum distance to straighten of 50 and accepting defaults for the rest, reducing it from 368 vertices to 82:
If that turns out kinkier than you want in areas of tigher curvature, use a smaller number than 50.
Kent Cooper, AIA 
@cgh6VFSY wrote:
The link above is dead and the second link only takes me to the autodesk forum. Given how slow autocad is with polylines/splines it would be great if this could get sorted in one single software rather than fixing it elsewhere and import it back in.
https://cadtips.cadalyst.com/linear-objects/polyline-diet
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/reduce-polyline-points/m-p/8520844#M963796
Cadalyst CAD Tips are currently not downloadable, and I've told them about it, and they say they're working on it. I don't know why the other link doesn't go to a specific message, other than the vagaries of the passage of time, but in any case, here's the routine.
Kent Cooper, AIA
