Have You Tried: Divide and Measure Commands

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Divide and Measure Commands in AutoCAD

We’re excited to share another Have You Tried article with you this month. 

Ever needed to place several evenly spaced objects like a block of a light post, or trees along a street or walking path? You might have evaluated the length, did a little math, and then figured out how far apart each object needed to be.

But there’s a faster way!

DIVIDE and MEASURE can help you to divide an object equally or based on a specific interval, and place points or blocks along an object.

In this Have You Tried, we’ll cover how to perform the following:

  • Set a point style
  • Divide an object with the DIVIDE and MEASURE commands
  • Place blocks at equal intervals

Learn about the DIVIDE and MEASURE commands in AutoCAD with the step-by-step examples in Have You Tried: Divide and Measure Commands topic.

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Lee Ambrosius

Lee Ambrosius is a Principal Learning Content Developer at Autodesk, Inc., for the AutoCAD software and AutoCAD LT software products. He works primarily on the CAD administration, customization, and developer documentation. Lee has also worked on the user documentation for AutoCAD on Windows and Mac. He has presented on a wide range of topics at Autodesk University over the past 10 years, from general AutoCAD customization to ObjectARX technology. Lee has authored a number of AutoCAD-related books, with his most recent projects being AutoCAD Platform Customization: User Interface, AutoLISP, VBA, and Beyond and AutoCAD 2015 and AutoCAD LT 2015 Bible. When he’s not writing, you can find him roaming various community forums, posting articles on his blog, or tweeting AutoCAD-related information.

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