Autodesk 00308-011408-9F30A User Guide - Page 151
Sketching
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To draw a polyline segment 1 On the Draw menu, click Polyline, Segment, or click the Polyline Segment button on the All-In-One toolbar. 2 (optional) Change the settings on the edit bar for Width, Segment Length, and Segment Angle. 3 (optional) Use the plus (+) and minus (-) keys on the numeric keypad (or press F5) to rotate the segment. 4 Click to place the polyline segment. OR Press CTRL while clicking to place one end of polyline segment. A rubberband segment, anchored to the point you clicked, appears and follows the pointer. Click again to place the polyline segment. To draw a perpendicular polyline 1 On the Draw menu, click Polyline, Perpendicular, or click the Perpendicular Polyline button on the All-In-One toolbar. The pointer changes to a drawing tool. 2 Click a line, arc, circle, polyline segment, or polygon segment. The segment appears highlighted and a rubber-band line appears and follows the pointer at right angles to the segment. 3 Click an endpoint for the polyline. To draw a corner polyline 1 On the Draw menu, click Polyline, Corner, or click the Corner Polyline button on the All-In-One toolbar. The pointer changes to a drawing tool. 2 Enter lengths in the Corner Length 1 and Corner Length 2 text boxes on the edit bar. 3 Click the line or poly-segment you want to be parallel to the first line. The segment appears highlighted. 4 Click the line or poly-segment you want to be parallel to the second line. The polyline appears, creating a rectangle from the original corner. Sketching Sometimes you need a polyline that represents an unusually shaped entity in your drawing, such as the isobars in a weather map or an elevation in a topographical map. AutoSketch simulates freehand drawing with the Sketch command by closely following the movement of your mouse. Sketching | 141