The Join command
Using the Join command, you can join different curves that are collinear or connected end-to-end into a single curve. To explain the Join command, I will use the three drawings shown here:
Figure 3.69: Sample drawings used for the Join command
In the following example, we will join these drawings together and we will also merge the gaps that exist in these drawings:
- Start the Join command from the expanded Modify panel in the Home tab or use its command alias,
J:
Figure 3.70: The Join command in the expanded Modify panel
- Now, the command line will prompt you to select the source object or multiple objects that you want to join. In this case, select two lines, as the ones labeled A in Figure 3.71, and press the Enter key.
- You will notice that not only do the lines join to fill the gap, but they also merge to become a single line, too. Now, we will merge the gap in the arcs labeled B in Figure 3.71...