Draftsight Join/Weld without making it a spline??

Hi,

 

All of the sudden, JOIN features always become SPLINE in 2024 version latest update or 2025 version of draftsight.

I DO NOT WANT TO WORK WITH SPLINES. Previous versions JOIN/WELD never became splines, they just simply CANNOT JOIN, which is a reminder also a good thing.

 

Is this a setting I need to turn off? How to turn off Z axis? I think this might be the problem. I want to work with X&Y only.

How do I JOIN without making them splines???

 

Thanks.