Split polygon/line at specified distance from start

[MathieuCain]

Hi,

Is there a way to specify the distance at which you want a line or polygon truncated from the start node? I do not want to do this manually.

Thanks.

[MathieuCain]

Never mind. I found a work-around. I used the Split command in the Editor drop down box to specify my split distance from start for my line. Then I buffered the line, thus making it a polygon, and manually split off the rounded ends of the polygon using the snap to vertex.