TRIM Command:

AutoCAD Command List

The TRIM command allows you to shorten an entity to an intersection or remove a section of an entity between two intersections.

To select the Trim command you can:

type trim and pressing Enter at a Command: prompt,

OR

select Trim under the Modify menu,

OR

click on the Trim button.

--Prompt: Select cutting edges(s)...
Select objects:
Click on entity or entities that the element should be trimmed back to or between. See FIGURE below.

--Prompt: Select objects:
Prompt repeats to allow you to continue selecting boundary edges. You can trim more than one element at a time.

--Press the Enter key to tell AutoCAD you are through selecting boundary entities.

--Prompt: <Select object to trim>/Project
/Edge/Undo: Click on the part of the objects you wish to remove.

--Prompt: <Select object to trim>/Project
/Edge/Undo: Either select additional objects that you wish to trim or press Enter to exit the command.

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