Specify the opposite corner of the rectangle.ĭrawing Arcs You can create arcs in many ways. Specify the first corner of the rectangle. To draw a rectangle įrom the Draw menu, choose Rectangle. Ī rectangle is a rectangular polyline created using two picks. To draw a circumscribed hexagon įrom the Draw menu, choose Polygon. This distance is the radius of the circle the polygon circumscribes. Use circumscribed polygons when you want to specify the distance between the center of the polygon and the midpoint of each side. Specify the center point for the polygon. Enter 4 to specify four sides for the polygon. To draw an inscribed square įrom the Draw menu, choose Polygon. In this example, you draw an inscribed square, the default polygon. This distance is the radius of the circle within which the polygon is inscribed. Use inscribed polygons when you want to specify the distance between the center of the polygon and each vertex. Because polygons always have equal-length sides, they provide a simple way to draw squares and equilateral triangles. You draw a polygon by inscribing it in, or circumscribing it about, an imaginary circle or by specifying the endpoints of one of the edges of the polygon. Polygons are closed polylines with between 3 and 1,024 equal-length sides. Enter c (Close) to close the polyline, or press ENTER to end the command.
Specify the endpoint of each polyline segment. To draw a polyline with straight segments įrom the Draw menu, choose Polyline. You can also complete the arc by specifying a second point and an endpoint. You can specify the angle, center point, direction, or radius of the arc. When you draw arc segments, the first point of the arc is the endpoint of the previous segment. You can set the width of individual segments, make segments taper, and close the polyline. Use polylines if you want to edit all segments at once, although you can also edit them singly. A polyline is a connected sequence of line or arc segments created as a single object. Continue to specify construction lines as needed. Specify a second point through which the construction line should pass. Specify a point to define the root of the construction line. To create a construction line by specifying two points įrom the Draw menu, choose Construction Line. You may want to create construction lines on a construction line layer that can later be frozen or turned off, so that the construction lines are not plotted. You can move, rotate, and copy construction lines just as you move, rotate, and copy other objects. Construction lines do not change the extents of the drawing therefore, their infinite dimensions have no effect on zooming or viewpoints. For example, you can use construction lines to find the center of a triangle, prepare multiple views of the same item, or create temporary intersections that you can use for object snaps. You can use construction lines as references for creating other objects. Construction lines that extend to infinity in only one direction are called rays. The term construction line usually refers to xlines, which extend to infinity in both directions. You can create construction lines that extend to infinity in one or both directions. Specify the endpoints of the next segments. To draw a line įrom the Draw menu, choose Line.
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If you need to draw a series of line segments as a single object, use a polyline.
Use lines if you want to edit individual segments. The default linetype is CONTINUOUS, an unbroken line, but various linetypes are available that use dots and dashes.Ī line can be one segment or a series of connected segments, but each segment is a separate line object.
In general, you draw lines by specifying coordinate points, properties such as linetype or color, and measurements such as angles. You can create a variety of lines: single lines, multiple line segments with and without arcs, multiple parallel lines, and freehand sketch lines. Drawing Lines, Polygons and Rectangles The line is the basic object in AutoCAD.