Trimming a block

[ziofel]

Is it possible to trim a block without exploding it?

 

Also is it possible to explode a block and have it maintain its properties?

 

Thanks

[eyde]

Use clip command

[ziofel]

Could you expand on that a bit please. Where do I find that one? I am using Autocad 2008.

[eyde]

Just type in CLIP at command line and flollow instructions. You can also look in help if you need furture assistance. Happy clipping.

[profcad]

There is another tool named CLIPIT. It on the Express Menu->Modify->Extended Clip.

[ziofel]

Typing CLIPIT in command line asks to select object but will not let me select a block. Keeps saying invalid selection.

[lpseifert]

The Clip command wasn't introduced until 2010

[eyde]

Under Using shows 2010, but later After I answerd came back and said he/she was using 2008.

[ziofel]

Nevermind I will use the superhatch command. I have to add a couple of lines to close boundary but works faster than copying the block over and over.

[profcad]

When using CLIPIT, you have to select the cliping object first, then the block. It works fine on 2005, so it should work in 2008.

 

Command: CLIPIT

Pick a POLYLINE, CIRCLE, ARC, ELLIPSE, or TEXT object for clipping edge...

Pick an IMAGE, a WIPEOUT, or an XREF/BLOCK to clip..

Edited November 4, 2010 by profcad
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[ziofel]

Will this not work with a line? Does it have to be a POLYLINE, CIRCLE, ARC, ELLIPSE, or TEXT object for clipping edge?

[profcad]

It will not work with a line. Draw a closed polyline around the part you want keep. Then run the command.

[ziofel]

Thanks. extra work but a lot less than exploding and worrying about it that way.

[rkent]

XCLIP should work, I think CLIP is just an alias for XCLIP added in 2010.

[ziofel]

Ok, how do you use XCLIP? I can' t seem to make it work. Basically trying to CLIP insulation inside stud wall.

 

_______________

|XXXXXXXXXXXX|XX

 

X = insulation

_ = wall boundary as a line

 

Crude but should point out what I need to do. CLIP insulation at second | mark.

 

That way it ends up like this.

_______________

|XXXXXXXXXXXX|

 

Thanks

[rkent]

Maybe you would be better off with a routine for drawing insulation. Do a search on the web for batt.lsp, or insulation +lisp

[qball]

dynamic blocks with array and stretch work for Batting as well. For me anyway, some might require more flexibility with scales, etc.