Trim/Extend Multiple Lines

[Anonymous]

Is it possible to extend or trim several lines at once? ie. by selecting one line to extend to and then exending several lines without having to click on each one. I am sure there use to be such a command but can't seem to figure this one out.

Thanks in advance

Andy

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Yes, you need to use a FENCE when selecting the
lines to trim or extend.  When AutoCAD as you to select the objects, type
"F" to select multiple objects at once.

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Is
it possible to extend or trim several lines at once? ie. by selecting one line
to extend to and then exending several lines without having to click on each
one. I am sure there use to be such a command but can't seem to figure this
one out.

Thanks in advance

Andy

[Anonymous]

Just make sure that the fence crosses your lines
near the endpoint that should be trimed/extended.

That's why other multi-selection tools will not work.
Fence has the ability to select many objets AND specify
a "selection point" for each object.

Conny

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> Yes, you need to use a FENCE when selecting the lines to trim or extend.
When AutoCAD as you to select the objects, type "F" to select multiple
objects at once.
>
> --
> Daniel J. Altamura, R.A.
> Altamura Architectural Consulting
> and SoftWorx, Autodesk Authorized Developer
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>
> "alb" wrote in message
news:f1a4ba9.-1@WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Is it possible to extend or trim several lines at once? ie. by selecting
one line to extend to and then exending several lines without having to
click on each one. I am sure there use to be such a command but can't seem
to figure this one out.
> Thanks in advance
>
> Andy
>

[Anonymous]

Finally the mists of time have been removed!!! Thanks for the help

Andy

[douglas.shortCM2W5]

The command FENCE does not seem to mean anything.

Thanks AUTOCAD for keeping these forums so organized!  It's extremely helpful and I just LOVE wasting time!

[pendean]

FENCE is not a command, never has been: it's an object selection option available WHILE IN A COMMAND.

Let us know what you were hoping to do, you probably just missed s step.

[Anonymous]

I think what the above comment may be referring to is a step by step explanation of how to extend multiple lines simultaneously :

1. Enter command  ...?

2. Within this command type or click on ...? (if I click on something, where is it located)

Can you provide this information?

[Anonymous]

Not solved.

Please provide step by step explanation please

[RobDraw]

The solution explains it clearly. If you need more information, try using help for such simple things. Autodesk has provided it in an organized manner. 

[nemoiulian]

But this is not very useful. What would be useful is extending multiple lines with a fixed amount (extend>lenght>both sides..), is there a way to do that?

[RobDraw]

It is useful. It's exactly what the OP asked for. 

[Lukasvop1]

Hi, this maybe can help you, just load LengthenTotalMid.lsp into Autocad, type LTM, enter length, select objects, enter.

[pendean]

@Lukasvop1 There is no LISP ability in LT, the topic of this forum, so your tip is dead-in-the-water as they say.

[nora_vahidian]

I want to use a command or shortcut to trim extend or fillet all lines at the same time is this command available in CAD?

[pendean]

TRIM and EXTEND commands require you to select the items, which you can do not just individually but in a group with the FENCE selection method.

If you are asking to just press a button and the program guess at which lines to trim on its own, it does not do that.

[srleone9]

@RobDraw While, yes, the FENCE intra-command selection method is helpful for part of the OP's question - selecting multiple items within a command - it does not solve the meat of their question: extending all the selected items by the same length simultaneously.

@Lukasvop1 Can this be accomplished with your LISP (in a non-LT environment, of course)?

[pendean]

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@srleone9 wrote:

....Can this be accomplished with your LISP (in a non-LT environment, of course)?

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How would the program know which lines to extend in which direction without some sort of selection method, or direction indication from you the drafter?

Or do you just have a very specific and very specialize need to always 100% only to extend lines to other lines in one direction all day long with no possible conflicts.

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[jskalaXDDX5]

maybe...

TRIMEXTENDMODE = 0 (ZERO)

^C^C_LENGTHEN;_DELTA;\_FENCE\\;;

or to repeat

*^C^C_LENGTHEN;_DELTA;\_FENCE\\;;

Repeat needs a new imput for DELTA or Enter to accept previous value.  Does work for multiple lines at once.

[jskalaXDDX5]

or input would work too...🤔

[AutoCADNovice]

Hello,

Please see below what I do for extending the lines.

Novice on AutoCAD LT so there may be a neater solution.

1) Draw a line to where the lines need to be extended to,

2) Type command EXTEND

3) Highlight the lines that need extended

AutoCAD then extends the lines.

Hope this helps.