Trim Tool

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The Trim Tool clips entities.

 

Note: Not all entities can be trimmed.

Trimmable Entities:

Arcs

Un-Trimmable Entities:

Rays

Additionally: Splines and Leaders can be used as a trimming edge but can not be trimmed itself.

 

Trim Entities:

From the Toolbar: Find the Trim Tool icon ssModifyTrimTool on the Modify Toolbar (color coded green) and Click on the tool. The tool is now active and ready for use.

 
From the Shortcut Key: The default shortcut key for the point tool is the letter " [ ". Simply press the key and the tool will be activated.

 
From the Command Line: Type "trim" into the Command Line, at the top of the notification window, and press the Enter/Return key.

 

This tool is a Stacked tool; if there is no selection prior to the activation of this tool, the Selection Tool will become active. If entities were already selected when the tool was activated, then this step will be skipped.

1.        Select entities to be used as a cutting edge.

2.        Press Enter to finish the selection process.

 

1.Move the mouse and select or click on an entity you wish to trim. Note: If a cutting edge does not cross the entity then the entity will not be trimmed.
2.Repeat step 1, trimming as many entities (that intersect the cutting edge) as desired.

 

Reset:

After trimming entities the tool will automatically reset. You can either continue with other tools or trim more entities.

 

 

keyboard_20 Escape (Esc): Cancels current tool and activates the default tool (Selection Tool).

keyboard_20 Space: Resets this tool.

 

 

Also See:

Selection Tool

Grid

Grid Snaps

Entity Snaps

Notification Bar