Delete Part of Element

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Used to delete part of an element.

• A closed element is turned into an open element — an ellipse or circle becomes an arc; a shape becomes a line string; a closed B-spline curve becomes an open B-spline curve.

• If an interior portion of an open element — line, line string, multi-line, curve, or arc — is partially deleted, the element is divided into two elements of the same type.

To delete part of an element

1. Select the Delete Part of Element tool.


2. Identify the element at one end of the part to delete.


3. For an open element, enter a data point to define the other end of the part to delete.
   or
   For a closed element, enter a data point to define the direction in which to delete. Then enter another data point to define the other end of the part to delete.

   Delete Part of Element

Key-in: DELETE PARTIAL

To delete part of a multi-line, use the Multi-line Partial Delete tool in the Multi-line Joints tool box. To make an opening in a multi-line without dividing the multi-line into two elements, use the Cut All Component Lines tool.