Dividing distances

Note: The Divide commands described in this topic are not available in Map Express or Map Manager.

Dividing a distance into equal parts

A distance may be divided into a selected number of equal divisions using Divide Distance [CAD-Divide]:

Division LineString items of a specified length are drawn to demarcate the divisions of a distance. An example of the use of this command is to divide a rectangle with gridlines for a map extract.

To carry out distance division:

  1. Select Divide Distance [CAD-Divide].

  2. The Number of divisions dialog will be displayed.

    Enter the number of divisions you wish to make. For example, to divide a 250 metre LineString item into 25 metre divisions, you would enter 10 (divisions). Click OK.

  3. Click one end of the distance (LineString item in this example) to divide (point 1 in the following diagram).

    You will see a set of division LineString items spanning between the point given and the cursor. The spacing between the divisions expands and contracts as you move the cursor.

  4. Click the other end of the distance to divide (point 2 in the above diagram).

  5. Click to fix one end of the new division LineString items (point 3 in the above diagram). Notice that, as you move the cursor, these new division LineString items lengthen and shorten.

  6. Click to fix the other end of the division LineString items (point 4 in the above diagram).

Note: A division LineString item is not placed at the beginning or the end of the distance to divide (so the number of division LineString items is one less than the number of divisions).

Placing division LineString items along a path

A path is the shortest route between two given points on a LineString item

A path may be divided into a selected number of equal divisions using Divide Path [CAD-Divide]

To carry out path division:

  1. Select Divide Path [CAD-Divide].

  2. The Number of divisions dialog will be displayed.


    Type in the number of divisions you wish to make, for example 10. Click OK.

  3. Click one end of the path which is to be divided (point 1 in the following diagram).

  4. Click the other end of the path to be divided (point 2 in the following diagram).

Division LineString items are automatically placed along the path, dividing it into the number of divisions you specified. Unlike Divide Distance [CAD-Divide], you do not click positions to specify the length of the division LineString items.

If the LineString item being divided is closed, the path for the division LineString items is the shortest route between the two points clicked.

A division LineString item is not placed at the beginning or the end of the path, so the number of division LineString items is one less than the number of divisions (there are 10 divisions in the above example).

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