Sliding Side Area

This command adjusts one side of a polyline to meet a specified area. The existing area can be defined by a closed polyline or by picking each point in the perimeter. The desired area can be entered in either square feet or acres. The area to adjust must be represented by a closed polyline. The program moves the selected segment of the polyline in or out. There a few methods for defining the direction of the adjusted segment. With the Selected method, the original direction of the segment is maintained. The Line method prompts to pick another line segment to define the direction. The Angle method uses an entered angle for the direction. The Points method prompts for two points to define the direction.

Prompts

Define area by points or closed polyline [Points/<Linework>]? press Enter
Select polyline segment to adjust: pick a point on a closed polyline
Keep existing polyline [Yes/<No>]? press Enter
Define new line by selected line, another line, angle or points [<Selected>/Line/Angle/Points]? press Enter
Area: 176044.14 S.F, 4.0414 Acres
Remainder/Acres/<Enter target area (s.f.)>: 17800

Linework Polyline method: Original perimeter polyline on left, adjusted perimeter on right

Points method

Pulldown Menu Location: Area/Layout
Keyboard Command: ssarea
Prerequisite: A closed perimeter polyline