Divide AutoCAD objects into equal parts - SourceCAD

This article explains how to divide AutoCAD object into equal parts by DIVIDE and MEASURE commands using Points and Blocks. SkiptocontentDivideAutoCADobjectsintoequalpartsLastUpdated:January30th,2022ByJaiprakashPandeyUsingDIVIDEandMEASUREcommandsofAutoCADyoucan divide2DdrawingobjectslikeLine,Polyline,Arc,SplineandEllipseinequalpartswithoutknowingtheirlength.Thesecommandswillnotsplitthegeometryinsteadateverydivisionapointwillbeadded.Thecommandscanbeusedonopengeometrieslikeanarcandalsoonclosedgeometrieslikeacircle.DIVIDEcommand:Inordertodividethegeometryintoafixednumberofdivisions useDIVIDEcommand. Forourcase,Iwilluseaspline.SelectDividetoolfromexpandedDrawpanelofHometab,youcanalsouseitscommandequivalentDIVIDE.Clickonthesplineandenterthenumberofsegments inwhichyouwanttodividethespline,Iwillselect6segmentsforourcase.Pressentertoexitthecommand. Youwillseenovisiblechangesonthespline,toseethechangestypeDDPTYPEandpressenter.ThiswillopenPointStylewindow,selectavisiblepointstylefromthiswindowandclickonOK.Youwillnowseepointsonthesplinethatdividetheentiregeometryintosixequalsegments.BlocksforDivision:Youcanalsouseblocksinsteadofpointsatthedivision pointsofthegeometry.InordertousetheblocksstartDIVIDEcommandselecttheobjectandclickonBlockfromoptionsofthecommandlineasshownintheimagebelow.TypenameofBlockandpressenteragain.Ifyouwanttoaligntheobjectwithrespecttothegeometryselectyesfromthenextpromptelseselectno.Specifythenumberofsegmentsinwhichyouwanttodividethegeometryandpressenter.Youwillnoticethataninstanceofselected blockwillbeaddedatthepointofdivisionofthegeometry.MEASUREcommand:MEASUREcommand canbeusedinthesituationswhereyouwanttodividetheobjectintosegmentsofknownlength.Forexample,ifwehaveanarcandwewantthearctodivideinsuchawaythateachsegmentisequalto3.6unitsthenthiscommandcanbeused.However,thereisalimitationwiththiscommandwhenyouusethiscommandonanygeometrythelengthofthelastsegmentmayormaynotbeequaltothelengthassignedbyyou.Thelastsegmentlengthdependsentirelyontheremaininglengthofthecurveafterperformingthedivisionsasshowninthe imagebelow.Forexample,ifyouusemeasurecommandtodividealineoflength9unitsinasegment lengthof2unitsthenthelinewillbedividedintofourequalpartsof2unitlengthbutthelastsegmentwillbe1unitinlength.TousethiscommandselectMEASUREtoolfromexpandeddrawpanelofHometab,youcanalsouseitscommandequivalentMEASURE.Selectthegeometry andtypethelengthofsegment andpressenter.YouwillnoticethatanodewillbeaddedateachdivisionpointssimilartoDIVIDEcommand.Inthiscase,aswellyoucanuseblocksinsteadof points.Doyouhavequestionsrelatedtothistip?Letmeknowinthecommentsbelow.15CommentsChrisNovember16,2020at5:17pm-ReplyIsthereawaytodividea3Dlineina2Ddimension.ForexampleIhavea3dpolylinewhichisthetopofasheetpilewall.Thisis3dsotheverticaldistancechangesthereforeifijustuseMEASUREitworksalongthelength.Thesheetpileswouldbeplacedhorizontallyandare1.4mwidesoIwouldneedtodivideit1.4mhorizontallywhichisnotgoingtobethesamealongthelengthoftheline.DaphneNovember2,2020at6:42am-ReplyWhenIusetheDIVIDEactionandsettheDDPTYPEtohowIlike,Iamunabletodrawalinefromthesesegmentpoints.Ihaveallofmyobjectsnappingon,mypolartrackingon,butitwillnotletmestartdrawingalineatthesepoints.PleasehelpasIneedtohavethisfiguredoutbeforetomorrow!Thankyou!RashiVoraNovember10,2021at9:32am-ReplyWhenIusetheDIVIDEactionandsettheDDPTYPEtohowIlike,Iamunabletodrawalinefromthesesegmentpoints.Ihaveallofmyobjectsnappingon,mypolartrackingon,butitwillnotletmestartdrawingalineatthesepoints.Kindlyhelponhowtodrawlinesfromthesepoints.Thankyou!VincentDecember12,2021at6:53pm-ReplyIhadthesamequestion.AfterIswitchedontheSnaptoNode,Iamabletodrawalinefromthesesegmentpoints.Thesnappingpointshouldappearasagreencircle.ASSIMMay5,2020at3:33am-Replypleasewhythelineischangingtoadashedlinewheniselectit.thiscreatesmanyproblems,well,thesquarewithacircleaboveisconsideredasaSPLINE!!!!!ineedhelpMANISHAFebruary29,2020at9:05am-ReplyineedactuallcommandformesureanddivideinAutoCADDESIREELAROYANovember19,2019at2:12pm-Replyhowcanwedivideareaoftrapeziumintoequalnumberofparts(area)inautocadMohammedIbrahimOctober20,2020at7:11pm-ReplyIncomandmeasurehowtoselectthestartdirectionofline?LIAQATJuly16,2019at12:49pm-ReplyHOWIdivideareainautocad2018withoutanyadditionalsoftware?jahangirMarch12,2019at9:54am-ReplyhawtoeualdevidearectangleboxdeveshDecember14,2018at9:02pm-Replyhowcanwedivideareaoftrapeziumintoequalnumberofparts(area)inautocadNrhaJuly3,2018at12:35pm-ReplyHowcanIarrangeequaltrapezoidalinarcwithkeystoneRadorJerryMay27,2018at1:39pm-ReplyIHaveonlybeenusingAutoCADforaweeknowandtryingtolearnbasicofit.GettingsometroubleasIjustwantedtodivideacircleintoseveralequalsegments,howcanthisbedone.Canyoupleasehelp?Thanksinadvance!RobertBalcortaJanuary23,2016at5:59am-ReplyInyourvideothereisayellowcircleunderneaththemousepointerandaredcircleappearswhenthemouseclicksonsomething.Willyoupleasetellmehowicanactivatethesemousepointereffects?Iamrunningautocad15.Ihavelookedatalloftheribbontabsandcannotfindouthowtodothis.Thanksyou.JaiprakashPandeyJanuary23,2016at10:28am-ReplyThatfeatureisinscreenrecordingsoftwarewithwhichIcreatedthisvideoitsnotanAutoCADfeatureRobertLeaveACommen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