how do I get rid of overlaying lines?

[salepi]

Hello everyone!

One question I always had for Autocad..

If you have two lines overlaying one another, is there anything you can do in order to know it, and to erase the unnesessary one? Any command?

For e.g. I have one map of an area in dwg file and I want to copy paste the next area but some parts overlay with the old one. Can I do sth quick to overlay those without having overlaying lines.

 

(I don't know if Xref has to do with this, but I would prefer to do it without Xrefs at the moment)

 

Thanks very much in advance!

[MaxwellEdison]

Express Tools -> OVERKILL

 

I love the express tools, they always have such fun names

[salepi]

overKILL the lines, so be it!

 

thanks very much for the quick answer!

[ReMark]

I believe you must select Express Tools > Modify > Delete duplicate objects if using the pull-down menus. It's Overkill if typed at the command line.

[MaxwellEdison]

I believe you must select Express Tools > Modify > Delete duplicate objects if using the pull-down menus. It's Overkill if typed at the command line.

Yup, Its basically the diference between hopping in a cab and telling him where to go at each intersection, and hopping in your limo and telling your chauffeur, "Home Jeeves." They'll both get you there, but one has signifigantly fewer steps

[Tankman]

Yup, Its basically the diference between hopping in a cab and telling him where to go at each intersection, and hopping in your limo and telling your chauffeur, "Home Jeeves." They'll both get you there, but one has signifigantly fewer steps

 

Great reference, exactly! :wink:

[Lithium]

What can I do if using LT? I sort of remember that there is some key press which toggles the selection from one object to the one below it. Anyone familiar with that?

[ReMark]

Lithium: You should post your question as a new thread. It has nothing to do with deleting redundant lines.

[ReMark]

Lithium: Check out object selection modes as explained by AutoDesk.

 

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/item?siteID=123112&id=2870129&linkID=9240617

[Lithium]

Remark,

 

You must have misunderstood my question. It is exactly the same as salepi asked, except for LT.

 

"If you have two lines overlaying one another, [as in a line directly on top of another line] is there anything you can do...to erase the unnecessary one?"

 

The link in your second reply has nothing to do with what I am asking.

[ReMark]

The OP wants to get rid of the line. You just want to select the line. You did not specify what you wanted to do with the line. The OP did.

[Lithium]

Sorry for not being explicit enough.

 

In order to delete a line (or do anything with it) you must first select it. Correct?

 

Now, do you have an answer for me?

[Cad64]

Hold down Shift and Spacebar, then click on the line in question. As long as you continue to hold down those two keys, you will be able to cycle through the overlapping lines. This works on 2007, but you will have to verify whether it still works the same in 2009.

[Lithium]

Thanks, Cad64.

 

That is the method I was trying to remember. It works fine in LT 2009.