Topic: Wipeout Help?

[craigr]

I have recently discovered the 'Background Mask' in the MText Dialog box. - This is pretty cool.

So, after checking the help file, I discovered what I believe is the same type of thing, except for blocks - 'wipeout'

So, I tried using it in the attached block, to keep the vertical like from showing thru the block. (I hope that makes sense).

When I tried making the Wipeout in the Block Editor, it gives me the following message 'The polyline must be closed and made up of only line segments.'

I believe that it IS a close Polyline and it is made up of multiple segments.

What am I missing?

craigr

[CAB]

I only used ACAD 2000 to look at the DWG but did you try to use an ARC, only strait segments allowed.

[craigr]

No, I made a rectangle then Filleted the corners.

craigr

[craigr]

It was the curves that was doing it.

As soon as I created it without the curves, the Wipeout worked great.

Thanks

[James Cannon]

Yea, a rectangle is actually a polyline object that is closed.  filleting the corners creates arc-segments at each corner, so despite it being a polyLINE, it actually does contain ARCs, which, as the Commander said, throws the wipeouts for a loop.

[ronjonp]

What I've done in the past to mimic arcs for wipeouts is to use a POLYGON with many sides.

[mjfarrell]

What I've done in the past to mimic arcs for wipeouts is to use a POLYGON with many sides.

a veritable D'oh!-decahedron!