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    • K Offline
      Karash
      last edited by

      Is there anyway to "un-divide" an edge? I get this problem when using the follow me tool a lot. Afterwards, the edge it creates is broken up into itty bitty bits. Anyway to glue them back together?

      -Kar

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      • Chris FullmerC Offline
        Chris Fullmer
        last edited by

        If the line is actually linear, ten you can just draw out a small line segment from the break point and then delete. That will "heal" the line back into a single line. This will not work if it is not a truly linear line though.

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        • K Offline
          Karash
          last edited by

          Yea, I had that work around going on straight lines, but I am needing a way to do curved lines after a "follow me" action. It is really slowing me down. The workaround is selecting bounding edges then deselecting what is not needed for the "route"...but sometimes that is not possible.

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          • brookefoxB Offline
            brookefox
            last edited by

            That does not seem to work for me Chris, whether I continue in the direction of the existing bits or change the angle of the next segment. I remembered there was an easy way.... (other than weld.rb (?)), but it is lost to me now.

            edit: Oh... draw the new segment from an internal break point...of course.

            ~ Brooke

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            • EarthMoverE Offline
              EarthMover
              last edited by

              You could always use the Weld plugin and see if that un-divides the lines. You also may want to look at Fredosix's plugin called Hover Select. It allows you to select all the lines of a curve even if they are divided.

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              • K Offline
                Karash
                last edited by

                I will look into that Earthmover, thanks for the tip.

                brookefox, what do you mean by "draw the new segment from an internal break point" ?

                -Kar

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                • GaieusG Offline
                  Gaieus
                  last edited by

                  Weld will only "weld" those edges (so you can select them as one entity) but will not remove the segmentation. There is a "repair broken lines" plugin that Jim is suggesting here:
                  http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=189740#p189740
                  But I cannot seem to be able to access the Ruby Library Depot ATM. This would indeed "heal" these divided edges.

                  Gai...

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                  • brookefoxB Offline
                    brookefox
                    last edited by

                    @unknownuser said:

                    what do you mean by "draw the new segment from an internal break point" ?

                    Draw from a break point away from the outer ends, not from an end end point (on a segment not attached to another at both ends, but rather at only one end).

                    ~ Brooke

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                    • simon le bonS Offline
                      simon le bon
                      last edited by

                      Hi 😉

                      @chris fullmer said:

                      If the line is actually linear, ten you can just draw out a small line segment from the break point and then delete. That will "heal" the line back into a single line. This will not work if it is not a truly linear line though.

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                      @gaieus said:

                      Weld will only "weld" those edges (so you can select them as one entity) but will not remove the segmentation. There is a "repair broken lines" plugin that Jim is suggesting here:
                      http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=189740#p189740
                      But I cannot seem to be able to access the Ruby Library Depot ATM. This would indeed "heal" these divided edges.

                      repair_broken_lines.rb

                      Re: It seems that Ruby Library Depot can be reached again... 😉

                      *simon

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                      • GaieusG Offline
                        Gaieus
                        last edited by

                        @simon le bon said:

                        Re: It seems that Ruby Library Depot can be reached again... 😉

                        *simon

                        Thanks Simon. It is actually on and off nowadays and sometimes it works sometimes don't.

                        Gai...

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