Use of DIVIDE and MEASURE commands II
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Author | Orhan Toker |
| Profession | Architect M.Sc. | |
| Autodesk Authorized Consultant | ||
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Hello Dailya AutoCAD readers,
I will continue with the second application for the use of DIVIDE and MEASURE commands.
Application.2 Dividing an entity into equal spaces by using DIVIDE command.
MEASURE command divides an entity into equal pieces that has a certain spacing that you enter. On the other side, DIVIDE command divides the entity into a equal pieces number of which you will enter. In other words, DIVIDE it automatically determines the length of each piece according to the number that you have entered. As an example, let’s draw the stanchions of a hand railing (Indeed, as far as the thread width of 30 is concerned, this example can be meaningless; however, this example will be a good basic example if you are going to draw a round bucket type stairs or you are willing to make balancing).
If we would like to make 7 stanchions on one side of stairs, then we have to divide it into 6 equal spaces. However, this time, different than the application that we have given as an example in the previous article, we want the divider to be a point not a block. DIVIDE and MEASURE commands use point entities as dividers unless otherwise noted. For this reason, we have to change the point style accordingly so that the point entity appears visibly on the screen (Fig. 4).
Figure.1 Select X style by using Point Style command.
Now, you can use DIVIDE command.
Command: DIVIDE
Select object to divide: “select the line that is inside”
Enter the number of segments or [Block]: 6
It is as simple as that.
Figure.2 Inside handle is divided
Now, we can draw the thread stanchions from these points and complete the hand railing.
Figure.3 Completed hand railing.
Have a nice day.
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November 24th, 2007 08:20
Does the divide command work the same for a 3d solid as well? for instance i have a complex 3d object that i need to divide into 24 pieces for my layout for laser cutting. Could you please tell me how to accomplish this?
thankyou
Kendra
November 24th, 2007 13:00
Hi Kendra,
It’s not possible to divide solid models with divide command. You can use SLICE command for cutting 3d objects with a plane. But SLICE command can not slice object with equal distances.
You have to calculate slice distances yourself.