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[Allan Chesney]

Hi Merv,

That seems fairly conclusive. Just in case it is just these radii, can you just try one again at 8 degrees and 10 degrees, and, before using Join Polyline, zoom right in close. By close I mean with the mouse, as far as it will go almost.

I might give it abother go with a different project/template. Something is causing the breaks somehow. The only difference between you test and mine seemed to be the radius. My 3mm ones were OK.

Allan

[FynrDzynr]

Just in case it is just these radii, can you just try one again at 8 degrees and 10 degrees,

I assume you mean 8mm and 10mm radius . . .
So moved the top right chamfer down then filleted with radii as shown.
All segments joined into 1 polyline.
Initially it's Properties show that it's not closed but there can't be any gaps because I'm able to check the box in the miscellaneous section.

Merv (still recuperating from the Olympic trials on my roof overnight - think I'll be trimming back some overhanging branches as soon as things dry out!)

[Allan Chesney]

Hi Merv,

Yes, sorry I did mean 8 or 10 mm (was too early in the morning for me!!).

I have done some more testing in a new project and found that using the Fillet - Radius (8mm) still broke the previously continuous line. When I zoom in really close, the line ends are very much apart as in my previous image and as before the 3mm ones weren't.

However...If I then used Join Polyline it would move the lines together again and so it would become a polyline. Why I had so many issues the first time I do not know. Some I think were slightly overlapped corners (only visible on very close zoom in) and they will not become a polyline unless you use the Fillet-Join first, then the Join Polyline.

Conclusion: Fillit-Radius can break the line, but it will still join to become a Polyline, while slightly overlapped corners must be Fillit-Joined first before converting to a Polyline.

Thanks for testing it out for me.

Allan

[Allan Chesney]

Further on this one: Attempting to make another profile I found Object Snap did not always work, as I had suspected in the first post in this thread. I used a line to join two ends on a shape. I got the usual small green square symbol with a X in it, indicating a 'snap to object' had occurred and the same again at the other end. They should have snapped together.

I then used Join Polyline to join the ends to form a continuous polyline and was asked if I wanted to convert it to a polyline. I said yes of course and when selected the whole line highlighted. When attempting to make this polyline into a profile however, I got a message saying it could not be converted.
Zooming in on the first corner revealed that the lines had not actually snapped together but were overlapped, so a profile could not be created.

It would seem that Fillit-Join or Fillit-Radius has to be used on every join of this type - that Snap Object does not always work.

Allan