Converting Connected CAD Segments into a Polyline

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QUESTION

I have created multiple lines and arcs that are all connected to one another, but a single CAD object is not being generated. Instead, the individual lines and arcs can only be selected separately. What am I doing wrong?

ANSWER

Individual CAD lines and arcs can be snapped together end-to-end to form a polyline, but only when Endpoint Object Snaps are turned on and Connect CAD Segments is enabled.

To turn on Endpoint Object Snaps and enable Connect CAD Segments

1. Select Edit> Snap Settings  from the menu and make sure that Object Snaps  - and particularly, Endpoint  snaps - are turned on.
   
   
   
2. Navigate to Edit> Edit Behavior and make sure that Connect CAD Segments   is enabled.
   
   

   Connect CAD Segments can also be toggled on and off on the CAD panel of the Preferences dialog.
   

   
   
3. Once Endpoint Object Snaps and Connect CAD Segments are enabled, verify that all of the CAD objects that you'd like to be connected are properly snapped to one another to form a polyline.
   
   

After a polyline has been created, a single edge can be disconnected using the Disconnect Selected Edge edit tool.

To disconnect a segment from a polyline

1. Using the Select Objects   tool, click on the desired segment of the polyline.
   
   
   
2. Click on the Disconnect Selected Edge  edit tool.
   
   

The selected segment can now be deleted, moved or altered separate from the rest of the polyline.