DIVIDE

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

Access Methods

Button

Ribbon: Home tab

Draw panel

DivideNot available on the ribbon in the current workspace

Menu: Draw

Point

DivideAt the Command prompt, enter 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.