DIVIDE (Command)

Creates evenly spaced point objects or blocks along the length or perimeter of an object.

Access Methods

 Menu:  Draw Point Divide

List of Prompts

The following prompts are displayed.

Select object to divide: Use an object selection method

Enter number of segments or [Block]: Enter a value from 2 through 32,767, or enter b

Number of Segments

Places point objects at equal intervals along the selected objects.

Use DDPTYPE to set the style and size of all point objects in a drawing.

Block

Places blocks at equal intervals along the selected object. If the block has variable attributes, these attributes are not included.

Yes

Specifies that the X axes of the inserted blocks be tangent to, or collinear with, the divided object at the dividing points.

No

Aligns the blocks according to their normal orientation.

The illustration shows an arc divided into five equal parts using a block consisting of a vertically oriented ellipse.