COMMAND TO

EDIT POLYLINES
AND SPLINES
1. Pedit (PE)
 When you select the Multiple option from the PEDIT command, you can select and edit more than one
polyline object at a time, you can select both polyline and non-polyline objects. If one or more of the objects
that you select are not polylines, you will be prompted to convert them to polylines.
Enter an option
Option:

Close • Connects the last segment with first./ Removes closing segment
Join
• Connect lines, arc or pline to the end of an open line
Width
• Specifies a new uniform width.
Edit Vertex
• Moves, deletes or insert vertex
Fit
• Creates smooth curves passing every control points
Spline
• Creates a curve passing trough the first and the last control points.
Decurve
• Straightens all segments of the polyline
Ltype gen

Undo • Generates linetype in a continuous pattern through the vertices of the options using

shortcut menu
Command :PE
Select polyline or [Multiple]: :pick A
Object selected is not a polyline
Do you want to turn it into one? <Y> :
Enter an option [Close/Join/Width/Edit vertex/Fit/Decurve/Ltypegen/Undo:
Select objects :pick pt. B
Specify opposite corner :pick pt. C
Select objects :
19 Segments added to polyline
Enter an option [Close/Join/Width/Edit vertex/Fit/Spline/Decurve/Ltype gen/Undo] :
2. EXPLODE (X)
Breaks a compound object into its component objects.

Command : X
Select objects : pick an object
2D and Lightweight Polyline
Select objects :
Discards any associated width or tangent
SPLINE (SPL) – Creates a quadratic or cubic spline (NURBS) curve. SPLINE fits a smooth
curve to a sequence of points within a specified tolerance. AutoCAD uses NURBS (non-uniform
rational B-splines) mathematics, which stores and defines a class of curve and surface data.

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Exer. # 10: Use Spline to create curves.
Command : SPL
Specify first pint or [Object] : pick pt. A
Specify next point : pick pt. B
Specify newt point or [Close/Fit tolerance] ˂start tangent> : pick pt. C
Specify newt point or [Close/Fit tolerance] ˂start tangent> : pick pt D
Specify newt point or [Close/Fit tolerance] ˂start tangent> : pick pt E
Specify newt point or [Close/Fit tolerance] ˂start tangent> :
Specify start tangent : pick or
Specify end tangent : pick or

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COMMAND TO
EDIT TEXT
DDEDIT (Command)
Edits single-line text, dimension text, attribute definitions, and feature control frames.

Access Methods
Menu: Modify > Object > Edit Text.
Shortcut menu: Select a text object, right-click in the drawing area, and click Edit.
Pointing device: Double-click a text object.
List of Prompts
The following prompts are displayed.
Select an annotation object or [Undo]:

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Object Selection
Displays the appropriate editing method for the type of text you select:
• Text created using the TEXT command displays the In-Place Text Editor without the Text Formatting
toolbar and the ruler.
• Text created using the MTEXT command displays the In-Place Text Editor.
• Attribute definitions (not part of a block definition) display the Edit Attribute Definition dialog box.
• Feature control frames display the Geometric Tolerance dialog box.
DDEDIT repeats the prompt until you press Enter to end the command.
Undo
Returns the text or attribute definition to its previous value. You can use this option immediately after editing.
Causes:
DDEDIT command is now being
replaced with TEXTEDIT command
which works differently.
Solution:
As a workaround, perform the
following:
For Single-Line Text
1.Enter CUI
2.Scroll down to Double Click
Actions
3.Expand Double Click Actions and
scroll down to Text>Text, Edit
1. Note: If nothing is there, go to
Partial Customization
Files>ACAD>Double Click
Actions>Text>Text, Edit
4.Append this to the
Macro  ^C^C_multiple;_textedit 10
1.For Multi-Line Text Repeat steps
1-2
2.Expand Double Click Actions
and scroll down to
MText>MText Edit...
1. Note: If nothing is there, go
to Partial Customization
Files>ACAD>Double Click
Actions>MText>MText Edi
t...
3.Append this to the Macro: ​
^C^C_multiple; text edit
DDMODIFY (Command)

-Command to edit text LOCATION, HEIGTH, ANGLE & VALUE.

Object Properties

Chose Modify, Properties.

or
Click the properties icon.
or
Type DDCHPROP or DDMODIFY at the command prompt.
Command: DDCHPROP (CH) or
DDMODIFY (MO)
Pick Object whose properties you want to change
Pick a window for DDCHPROP, single object
for DDMODIFY.
select objects: (select).
Press ENTER to accept object.
Select object: (press enter)
Choose One of the following properties to change.
Change
1.Click Home tab           Annotation panel           Text Style.   Find
2.In the Text Style dialog box, do one of the following:
•To create a style, click New and enter the style name.
Note: Text style names can be up to 255 characters long. They can contain letters, numbers, and the special characters
dollar sign ($), underscore (_), and hyphen (-).
•To modify an existing style, select the style name from the list of styles.
3.Font. Under Font Name, select the font you want to use. TrueType fonts display a TrueType icon in front of their names. 
      
•To assign an Asian-language font, select the name of an SHX font file, check Use Big Font, and select an Asian-
language big font.
4.Size. In the Height box, enter the text height in drawing units.
5.Oblique angle. Under Effects, enter an angle between -85 and 85 in the Oblique Angle box.
A positive value slants text to the right. A negative value slants text to the left.
6.Character spacing. Under Effects, enter a value in the Width Factor box.
Entering a value less than 1.0 condenses the text. Entering a value greater than 1.0 expands it.
7.Annotative. Check this option so that any text using this style displays uniformly at the same size or scale regardless of
the scale of the view.
8.Specify other settings as needed.
9.To update text of the current style in the drawing, click Apply.
10.Click Close.
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SPELL
1. Click Annotate tab           Text panel           Check Spelling.  Find
2.In the Check Spelling dialog box, under Where to check, select an option.
3.To include block attributes, dimension text, and external references:
•Click Settings.
•In the Check Spelling Settings dialog box, check the desired types of objects.
4.To switch dictionaries:
•Click Dictionaries.
•To change the main dictionary, select a dictionary from the Current Main Dictionary list.
•To change the custom dictionary, select a dictionary under Current Custom Dictionary.
5.Click Start.
6.Do one of the following:
•To correct a word, select an alternate word from the Suggestions list or type a word in the Suggestions
box. Click Change or Change All.
•To leave a word unchanged, click Ignore or Ignore All.
•To leave a word unchanged and add it to the dictionary, click Add to Dictionary.
7.Repeat for each misspelled word. Click Close to exit.
Note: Click Undo to reverse the preceding Check Spelling action or series of actions in the Check Spelling
dialog box.
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Check Spelling as You Type
1.Do one of the following:
•Click Home tab           Annotation panel           Single Line Text.  Find
•Click Home tab           Annotation panel           Multiline Text.  Find
2.Right-click in the In-Place Text Editor, and click Editor Settings 
           Check Spelling.

3.Enter the text. Any misspelled words are underlined.

4.Right-click on any misspelled words to display spelling suggestions.
Note: To turn off spell checking, right-click in the In-Place Text Editor, click
Editor Settings, and clear Check Spelling.

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Add a Custom Dictionary or Word List
1.Click Annotate tab           Text panel           Check Spelling.  Find
2.In the Check Spelling dialog box, click Dictionaries.
3.In the Dictionaries dialog box, in the Current Custom dictionary list, select Manage
Custom Dictionaries.
4.In the Custom Dictionaries list, click Add and browse to the dictionary’s location. To
create a custom dictionary, click New and enter the dictionary’s name. The .cus extension is
added automatically.
5.Click OK.
The newly selected dictionary is highlighted as the current custom dictionary.
6.To import a word list into your custom dictionary, click Import.
Note: The file should be a plain text file containing the list of words.
7.Click OK.

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COMMAND TO EDIT TEXT

POLYLINES AND SPLINES
COMMAND TO EDIT

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MEMBERS:
MACASINAG, LEA ROSE
MAYAGMA, GENEROSO
MACATOL, ROSEMIE
CASTELLANO, EMMANUEL JAY
CUPAG, JOSEPH