{"id":6144,"date":"2016-10-06T10:10:44","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T10:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/?p=6144"},"modified":"2019-08-23T12:41:31","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T12:41:31","slug":"how-to-trim-objects-autocad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/archives\/6144-how-to-trim-objects-autocad.html","title":{"rendered":"How To Trim Objects Quickly?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part 12 of 13 in our <\/span><\/i><b><i>How To Use AutoCAD series<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Along with the many object manipulation features AutoCAD provides, \u00a0the Trim command is another common feature you\u2019ll need to be familiar with as you modify your CAD drawings. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trimming objects in AutoCAD is useful for merging objects at the place of their intersection. \u00a0The easiest way to trim objects in AutoCAD 2016 is to use the \u201cTrim\u201d command located on the Modify panel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.First, select the objects you want to trim. You can click on them individually or you can left click and drag to group the objects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6097 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Trim-Command-Autocad.png\" alt=\"Trimming AutoCAD Objects\" width=\"131\" height=\"95\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.Right click on the blank space to finalize the selection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.Left click on the lines to trim them. Right click or enter to finalize the trimming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6098 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Trim-Objects-Autocad.png\" alt=\"Trimming AutoCAD Objects\" width=\"688\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Trim-Objects-Autocad.png 688w, https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Trim-Objects-Autocad-300x161.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Note that you can only trim the lines that intersect. The best tip for deleting unwanted lines would be to use the \u201cErase\u201d command, which is also located on the Modify panel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part 12 of 13 in our How To Use AutoCAD series Along with the many object manipulation features AutoCAD provides, \u00a0the Trim command is another common feature you\u2019ll need to be familiar with as you modify your CAD drawings. 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