- Choose Geometry->Edit->Divide->Lines->Near point. This option will divide the line at the point on the line closest to the coordinates entered.
- Select from Mouse Menu: Contextual->No Join Ctrl-a.
- Enter the coordinates of the point that will divide the line. In this example, the coordinates are (40, 0). On dividing the line, a new point (entity) has been created.
- Select the line that is to be divided by clicking on it.
- Press ESC to indicate that the process of dividing the line is finished. Press ESC again to finish the dividing function.
Division of the straight line near "point" (coordinates (40,0))