Divide a Path

Divide paths and form edges to define nodes on which adaptive components are placed in a conceptual design.

When you divide a path, nodes are applied to denote the position of the points of placement for components. The division is done by means of determining a number of divisions, distance between divisions, or by intersection with references (levels, vertical reference planes, or other divided paths).

1. In the drawing area, select a model line, reference line, or form edge on which repeated adaptive components will be placed.
2. Click Modify | Lines tab Divide panel (Divide Path).

   Divided model line	Divided form edge

Note: You can divide chains of lines or closed paths similarly. Likewise, you can also tab select a divided path to divide it additional times.

By default the path divides into 5 segments with 6 equidistant nodes (Imperial templates) or 4 segments with 5 equidistant nodes (metric templates). You can change these default division settings using the Default Divide Settings dialog.

In the drawing area, the number of nodes displays for the divided path. Click this number and enter a new number of nodes. Press Enter when finished to change the divisions.

This Number property is also available under the Node section of the Properties palette. This may require changing the Layout property to Fixed Number if the layout method has been changed.