Trim a Line

In this lesson you will use the Trim button on the Draw toolbar to trim the outside lines from the Parking.ingr drawing. Then you will connect the corners of the parking lot using the Trim Corner button on the Draw toolbar. 

Click the Show Me   button on the SmartSketch Learning Center toolbar to view a demonstration of the tasks in this lesson.

1. On the Draw toolbar, click the Trim button.

Note

• The Trim button trims an element to the closest intersection in both directions. The trim operation is previewed as the cursor is positioned over the element.

2. Position the mouse cursor over the right end of the top most green line. Then, pass the cursor over the lower portion of the vertical blue line and click. This trims the line to the closest intersection.

Tip

• To trim several elements at once, click and drag the mouse cursor over all the outer blue lines.

Caution 

• Make sure that all the outside lines are trimmed. Click the Show Me button on the SmartSketch Learning Center toolbar to view a demonstration.

3. On the Draw toolbar, click the Select Tool .
4. Click the third blue line from the right, and press the Delete key to remove the line.
5. On the Draw toolbar, click the Trim Corner button.

Tip

• The Trim Corner button is located on the Trim button fly-out menu. 
  

6. Click and drag the mouse cursor over the ends of the upper horizontal blue line and the vertical blue line on the right. The two lines extend and connect to each other.
7. Click and drag the mouse cursor over the ends of the lower horizontal blue line and the same vertical blue line. The two lines should extend and connect to each other.

Tip 

• Click the Show Me button on the SmartSketch Learning Center toolbar to see how to perform steps 6 and 7.