Instead of typing PEDIT just double-click a Polyline to edit it

[dzatto]

Heres one thats simple (I'm sure most of you already know it).
Instead of typing PEDIT to edit a polyline, just double click it. The options will show on the command line as usual.

[claus]

Cool, and for those who want to convert a line to a polyline, and are typing PEDIT, just type PE....

[rkmcswain]

Instead of typing PEDIT to edit a polyline, just double click it. The options will show on the command line as usual.

Works in what version?

[BrenBren]

Works in what version?
It works in Mechanicl 07 (I assume vanilla as well); I don't think I've modified my CUI to have this effect, I believe it to be OOTB

[rkmcswain]

It works in Mechanicl 07 (I assume vanilla as well);

Ok, Works in 2007, but not 2006 (or earlier I suppose).

[Opie]

Ok, Works in 2007, but not 2006 (or earlier I suppose).
I can confirm this does not work for earlier version of AutoCAD. This must have something to do with the Double Click settings available in the CUI for 2007.

[Railrose]

2006 & 2007 ACAD require you to set "peditaccept" to 1 (I think) to make it work without asking if you want to make it a polyline every time.

[rkmcswain]

2006 & 2007 ACAD require you to set "peditaccept" to 1 (I think) to make it work without asking if you want to make it a polyline every time.

I was not referring to the "peditaccept" part of this working, only the "double-click" ability. But your statement is still true, with the exception of the "2006" part, since 2006 does not start the ._PEDIT command upon a double-click.

[dzatto]

Sorry guys, I forgot to state what version. I'm on ADT 2007. I guess it is a 2007 only thing.

[robert.1.hall72202]

And it was right there the whole time!

[Binu Mathew]

Ok, Works in 2007, but not 2006 (or earlier I suppose).

Dear rkmcswain

It works in ABS 2006 iam using

Binu From Kuwait

[rkmcswain]

It works in ABS 2006 iam using


Good to know. Maybe that should be posted in the ABS Tips and Tricks.

[robert.1.hall72202]

This would be even better if AutoCad could be set to automatically
go into a pedit if the user double clicks on any line in the drawing.

The pedit command is also used to turn objects into a polyline.

Can this be done?

[Ed Jobe]

I posted some code in a similar thread for dc'ing a dim. You could modify that.

[robert.1.hall72202]

I posted some code in a similar thread for dc'ing a dim. You could modify that.

I wasn't thinking last week.
Go into the CUI and change the double click option
for a line from properties to pedit.

[keelay711]

Just a quick something to add...

Be sure your DBLCLKEDIT variable is set to <ON>

[mockdeep]

I had my lines and polylines set up in Vanilla 2008 with the following double-click action:

^C^C_pedit;j;

So that when I double clicked either a line or a polyline I would automatically be prompted to select other lines to join it to. This worked fine in AutoCAD 2008, but when I try to use it in 2009 it only works for lines. When I double click a polyline it brings up the PEDIT options, but does not automatically choose join. Does anybody know why this would be? I have PEDITACCEPT set to 1.

[Animal]

I have set up 2 double click actions.

The first one is setting the line DC command to be Pedit, yes (to accept the 'turn into polyline 'prompt)
and the second one executes the Pedit, Join, All command

this means you can double click a line to turn it into a polyline, then doule click again and it joins all other lines connected to it.

[mockdeep]

If you set PEDITACCEPT to 1 it suppresses "turn into polyline" request and you can use the same command for both, or at least, it worked that way in 2008.

[jaberwok]

I had my lines and polylines set up in Vanilla 2008 with the following double-click action:

^C^C_pedit;j;

So that when I double clicked either a line or a polyline I would automatically be prompted to select other lines to join it to. This worked fine in AutoCAD 2008, but when I try to use it in 2009 it only works for lines. When I double click a polyline it brings up the PEDIT options, but does not automatically choose join. Does anybody know why this would be? I have PEDITACCEPT set to 1.

It works for me.
I noticed that applying the macro to Line and then editing it applied the same edit to the Polyline and Lwpolyline macros.

[mockdeep]

It works for me.
I noticed that applying the macro to Line and then editing it applied the same edit to the Polyline and Lwpolyline macros.

Yeah, it changes all of them because when you change the macro you are actually changing the command it references. What precisely is the macro you use?

[mockdeep]

Ah, I figured it out. I didn't have the macro set to LWPolylines, only Polylines.

[jaberwok]

Yeah, it changes all of them because when you change the macro you are actually changing the command it references. What precisely is the macro you use?

I copied yours. :beer:

[cadsoft]

it happen after 2007 but in 2006 if u have allready polyline & u want to contine new line with polyline no need to use PE or PEDIT just use FILLET RADIUS=0 option 1st click on polyline & then click on next line