close-string("clo")

See this command in the command table.

To access this command:

  • Draw (Sketches) ribbon >> Edit >> Close.

  • Draw (Features) ribbon >> Edit >> Close.

  • Draw (Profiles) ribbon >> Edit >> Close.

  • Using the command line, enter "close-strings".

  • Use the quick key combination "clo".

  • Display the Find Command screen, locate close-string and click Run.

Command Overview

Takes an open string, and creates a closed perimeter by adding a segment linking the last and first string points.

You can preselect data before running this command; all preselected strings are closed without further prompts.

Running this command automatically cancels any other running command.

For example, consider the following open string:



If closed, it becomes:

Tip: once closed, the query-string command may be used to calculate the area enclosed by the perimeter.

Note: Subsequently moving string points may reopen the string (the first and last line points are not locked in position with each other).

Command Steps:

  1. Run the command.

  2. What happens next depends on whether data is selected:

    • If no strings are selected, you are prompted to select data.

    • If strings are already selected, they are closed without further prompts.

    Already closed strings are not affected by this command.

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