Lazy System Variable: EDGEMODE
Have you ever tried to extend an object to an edge only to find out that it is not a boundary edge? Or maybe you, like I have wished it was possible to trim along an invisible edge. The system variable EDGEMODE does just that.
Type EDGEMODE on the command line and then type 1 to give TRIM and EXTEND commands the ability to trim or extend along an invisible edge.
For example, normally if you were to try to trim the long line with the short line (as shown in the images below), AutoCAD would tell you, “Object does not intersect an edge.”
But with EDGEMODE set to 1, the long line is able to be trimmed along an invisible extension of the short line.
Now that’s lazy drafting!
Nice. But isn’t it even faster to click on the grip in the end point of the long land and then click once more at the intersection point?
That is a good point. Thanks for bringing this to our attention. I should have thought of that because I use apparent intersection osnaps all the time as well.
Now I learned two tricks for a single action in one post, thanks guys.
There are multiple methods for releiving a feline of its fur.
When executing the Trim or Extend commands, selecting the Project option sets edgemode to 1 in the background, where it remains unless you change it back. Thanks for the tip.
I changed to Autocad because it is more widely used than the previous package I was using. And let me just say - it has turned out to be an expensive, primitive bucket of shit which I had to actually do a course to learn it very thoroughly. Which isn’t much because it is so limited. The previous CAD I was using was self taught and churning out drawings in no time. Autocad is a PIG!!! of a program.
@bruce - Thanks for a total waste of time and space. Your comment is neither constructive or on the point of this post. Do us a favor and remember next time the old parable: It is better to keep your mouth shut and have everyone think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
Thanks for a helpful post Josh.
You’re welcome Pat.
Bruce, this blog is dedicated to teaching AutoCAD. This is a place to learn and grow. Personally I think AutoCAD is a good piece of software. The more I learn about it, the more I like it.
Of course, there is always room for improvement…
i think i know that guy-bruce. he is an a**h*** who always has bad things to say about everything. he is always bragging about his architectural desktop and wants everybody to agree with him. more tips please guys and show bruce that autocad is not a PIG of a program, HE is.
I have a function in a lisp file that get loaded every time I load a new drawing (see below). This works so that I can either trim or extend a line with the same command. I also draw with my snapmode turned on and set to grab "end, mid, cen, quad, perp" so when i type LL I just pick the line near the end i want to change and then lock on the snap point on the other line. I did this years ago and have used it ever since, i did not even know about the edgemode variable. thanks for that info.
(defun c:ll ()
(command "LENGTHEN" "DY")
) ;_ end defun
tnx for the tips…
more tips please….
more power!!!!
EDGEMODE…
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