AutoCAD 2008 User's Guide > Create and Modify Objects > Change Existing Objects > Modify Complex Objects > Modify or Join Polylines > 
Modify or Join Polylines
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To taper the width of individual polyline segments

  1. Click Modify menu Object Polyline.At the Command prompt, enter pedit.
  2. Select the polyline to edit.
  3. Enter e (Edit Vertex).

    The first vertex is marked with an X. Move to the appropriate vertex with Next or Previous.

  4. Enter w (Width).
  5. Enter new starting and ending widths, and press ENTER to move to the next vertex. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each segment.
  6. Enter u (Undo) to reverse actions back to the start of PEDIT.
  7. Enter x (Exit) to end editing vertexes.
  8. Press ENTER to end the command.
 Toolbar: Modify II 
 Command entry: PEDIT