LENGTHEN command

The LENGTHEN command is used to change the length of objects and angles of arcs.

Command Access:

Ribbon : Home > Modify > Lengthen
Menu : Modify > Lengthen
Command : LENGTHEN

Command Prompts:

Select an object or [DElta/Percent/Total/DYnamic]:

Function Description:

Users could change length or arc by specifying delta, percentage, total or dynamic. Using the LENGTHEN command is equivalent to TRIM or EXTEND command.

Relative Glossary::

Select an object:
Display the current length of selected line. The LENGTHEN command has no effect on closed objects. The direction of extrusion does not need to parallel to Z axis of current UCS.
Delta:
Change the length of objects by specified delta, the value of delta is measured from the nearest end point of select objects. Users could also use this way to change angles of arcs. The value of delta is measured from the nearest end point of select arc. If the delta value is positive, the selected object will be extended, on the contrary if the delta value is negative, the selected object will be trimmed.

Length:
change the length of object by a specified delta.

Angle :change the angle of object by specified delta.

Percent : Specify the length of object by setting the percent of object total length.

Length:

Angle:

Total:
Specify the length of object by setting absolute value of the total length; the total length is measured from fixed end point. The "Total" option also specifies the angle of select arc by setting value of total angle.

Total lengthen : Stretch object from the endpoint that nearest from the selected point to specified total lengthen.

Total angle : Specify the total angle of selected angle.

Dynamic : Turn on the dynamic drag mode, users could change lengthen of selected object by dragging one endpoint, and other endpoint remains unchanged

Related tutorial video:

• Status bar related setting 00:15
• Draw Rectangles and Polygons 00:26
• Rectang command 00:26
• Polygon command 00:26
• Arc command 00:30
• Trim command 00:40
• Extend command 01:51
• Offset command 02:23
• Stretch command 03:35
• Edit objects + grips 03:55
• Break object 04:13
• Circle command 05:51
• Draw circles 05:51
• Break command 05:56
• Join command 06:32
• Scale command 06:53
• Lengthen command 07:29
• Copy command 08:20
• Rotate command 08:47
• Move command 09:07

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Article ID: 2197
Created: August 17, 2021
Last Updated: April 14, 2022
Author: GstarCAD MY /KW

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