Autodesk 057A1-05A111-1001 Getting Started Guide - Page 71

Draw Polylines

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Draw Polylines To draw each polyline segment, you specify a start point and an endpoint. To draw additional segments, continue to specify points in your drawing. Try it: Create a polyline 1 Click Menu Browser ➤ Draw ➤ Polyline. 2 At each prompt, click a point. After several points, do one of the following: ■ Press ENTER to end the command. ■ Enter c to create a closed loop. 3 Click the polyline. Notice that the segments all belong to a single object. You can include arc segments in polylines. Try it: Create a polyline with arc segments 1 Click Menu Browser ➤ Draw ➤ Polyline. 2 Draw a polyline segment (1 and 2). 3 At the next prompt, enter a to switch to Arc mode and continue with an arc segment (3). 4 Enter L to return to Line mode, and then draw another line segment. 5 End the command. 3 2 1 endpoint of arc final segment Try it: Create a rectangle 1 Click Menu Browser ➤ Draw ➤ Rectangle. 2 Click a location on the screen. 3 Move the cursor diagonally and click another location. The resulting object is a closed polyline in the shape of a rectangle. Draw Lines | 65

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Draw Lines
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Draw Polylines
To draw each polyline segment, you specify a start point and an endpoint. To draw additional
segments, continue to specify points in your drawing.
Try it: Create a polyline
1
Click Menu Browser
Draw
Polyline.
2
At each prompt, click a point. After several points, do one of the following:
Press ENTER to end the command.
Enter
c
to create a closed loop.
3
Click the polyline. Notice that the segments all belong to a single object.
You can include arc segments in polylines.
Try it: Create a polyline with arc segments
1
Click Menu Browser
Draw
Polyline.
2
Draw a polyline segment (1 and 2).
3
At the next prompt, enter
a
to switch to Arc mode and continue with an arc segment (3).
4
Enter
L
to return to Line mode, and then draw another line segment.
5
End the command.
Try it: Create a rectangle
1
Click Menu Browser
Draw
Rectangle.
2
Click a location on the screen.
3
Move the cursor diagonally and click another location.
The resulting object is a closed polyline in the shape of a rectangle.
endpoint of arc
final segment
3
2
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