Extends or trims one or more open entities to a boundary entity.
Note: Hold down the Shift key to switch this command to trim mode.
Accessing the Command
command bar: extend
alias: ex
menu bar: Modify | Extend
ribbon: Change | Modify | Extend
toolbar: Modify |
: Extend
Prompts you in the command bar:
Select boundary entities for extend <ENTER to select all>: (Choose one or more entities, or else press Enter to choose all)
Entities in set: 1
Select boundary entities for extend <ENTER to select all>: (Choose more entities, or else press Enter to end entity selection)
Select entity to extend or shift-select to trim or [Fence/Crossing/Edge mode/ Projection/ eRase]: (Choose the entity to extend, or enter an option, or else press Shift to pick an entity to trim)
Select entity to extend or shift-select to trim or [Fence/Crossing/Edge mode/Projection/eRase]: (Choose another entity to extend, enter an option, or press Shift to pick an entity to trim, or else press Enter to exit the command)
Command Options
Option |
Description |
Select boundary entities for extend |
Choose one or more entities to use as boundaries. These are the entities to which subsequently picked entities are extended. |
ENTER to select all |
Press Enter to choose all entities in the drawing as boundaries. There is no need to pick individual entities as boundaries, except in certain cases. |
Select entity to extend |
Chooses the entity to extend. When either end of an entity could be extended to a boundary, BricsCAD extends the end closest to your pick point. |
Edge mode |
Toggles edge mode; prompts you: [Extend/No extend] <No extend> - (enter an option):
|
Fence |
Allows fence selection, an irregular selection window; prompts you:
|
Crossing |
Allows crossing rectangle selection; prompts you:
The entities that cross the specified rectangle are extended. |
Projection |
Specifies the how the entity is projected to the boundary; prompts you: Projection [No projection/xy plane of Ucs/current View] <UCS> - (enter an option):
|
Erase |
Deletes selected entities; prompts you: Select entities to delete - (select one or more entities) |
Undo |
Undoes the previous extend operation. |
Shift-select to trim |
Switches to trim mode: press and hold the Shift key to select the part of an entity to be trimmed at the intersection with the nearest boundary entities. See the the Trim command. |
Procedures
Related Commands
Change - changes the length of lines.
Lengthen - changes the length of open entities.
Stretch - stretches entities longer and shorter.
Trim - trims entities to a cutting line.