dfrle Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Hello, I have a polyline that I would like to have a thickness of 1. But I'd like the thickness to apply on one side of the line or the other. Not from the centre, thus allowing 0.5 on either side of the centre. Is this possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 No, it isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 But to get the desired result, offset the polyline by half the width, and then set the width of the offset polyline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nestly Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 "Thickness" suggests an elevation change (Z-axis), so I'm unclear if this question it really about applying a thickness to a polyline, or a width? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Width and thickness seem to get interchanged frequently in discussions regarding lines. To further confuse things we also talk about line "weight". Maybe we should have a CADTutor dictionary of correct usage. LoL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyke Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 As eldon said, offset the line your desired thickness, but you could then close the ends off, joint the lines/polylines using PEDIT and do a solid fill of the resulting polygon. You might also try a multiline which offsets to just one side and solid fill that. We use that method for some road-crossing ducting in special cases, but its a bit labour intensive and we use it only seldom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfrle Posted June 21, 2012 Author Share Posted June 21, 2012 Sorry I meant width. I would usually offset said line, close ends and solid fill. Then delete the offset and end lines. Just thought here was a quicker way of doing it. Thanks anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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