Linearize Curve

Divides a curve in a specified way and converts it to line segments or a polyline.
Shapes that can be divided are circles, arcs, ellipses, elliptical arcs and B-Splines.
The following 4 methods can be used to divide shapes.

To display a command parameter to be executed, click / of command parameters, or press Tab key or ← / → key on the keyboard.

  1. Point [Explode] on [Edit] menu, and click [Linearize Curve].
  2. Click a shape to divide.
  3. Specify the type of shape after conversion in [Shape type] box on Command Window.
    To line segments
    Splits a curve and converts it into multiple line segment shapes.
    To polyline
    Split a curve and convert it into a single polyline shape.

When specifying dividing point

  1. Specify a dividing point.
    You can specify multiple points. Press Enter key on the keyboard, or click on the toolbar on Command Window. Specifying point arrays will be complete.
    2. Supplemental
    ▪ To delete the last input point array, click on the toolbar on Command Window.

When specifying divided number

  1. Input a divided number in [Divided Number] box on Command Window.
    Shapes will be equally divided into the divided number.

When specifying dividing length

  1. Input a dividing length in [Dividing Length] box on Command Window.
    Shapes will be divided with the specified length.
    If a shape selected in Step 2 is other than a circle and ellipse, the endpoint nearer to the clicked position in the shape will be the start point of dividing.

When specifying divide angle (when dividing circles, arcs, ellipses or elliptical arcs)

  1. Input a dividing angle in [Dividing Angle] box on Command Window.
    Shapes will be divided with the specified angle.
  1. If a shape selected in Step 2 is other than a circle and ellipse, specify the start point of dividing.
    When specifying start angle for dividing
    Switch the parameter on Command Window to [Start Angle] box, and input the start angle of dividing.
    When specifying start point for dividing
    Switch the parameter on Command Window to [Start Point] box, and click the start point of dividing on the drawing.
Supplemental
▪ You can specify a point array by inputting X and Y coordinates in [Dividing Point] and [Start Point] boxes on Command Window.