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A polyline is an object that consists of one or multiple lines or arcs. The lines and arcs are defined by the polyline's vertexes. You can also draw a wide polyline.
Draw a polyline
Do the following:
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Select Draw > Polyline > Draw polyline.
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Indicate the start point.
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Indicate the next point of the polyline or enter one of the following on the command line:
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Arc – Switch to drawing an arc.
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Line – Switch to drawing a line.
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Direction – Indicate the tangent direction of an arc.
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Width – Enter the starting width and the ending width of the next segment.
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Close – Close the polyline by connecting the first and last points together.
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Undo – Remove the previous segment from the polyline.
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Stop drawing the polyline by pressing Enter.
You can modify the polyline vertices with grip edit. For more information, see Grip edit.
Tip: During grip edit, you can force the hangles to move along the line of the segment by pressing Tab.
Draw a wide polyline
You can also draw wide polylines. Indicate the width in drawing units. The printing width of an object with a width of 0 is defined in the printing settings.
Do the following:
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Select Draw > Polyline > Draw polyline.
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Enter the width of the polyline.
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Indicate the start point.
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Indicate the next point of the polyline or enter one of the following on the command line:
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Arc – Switch to drawing an arc.
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Line – Switch to drawing a line.
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Direction – Indicate the tangent direction of an arc.
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Width – Enter the starting width and the ending width of the next segment.
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Close – Close the polyline by connecting the first and last points together.
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Undo – Remove the previous segment from the polyline.
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Stop drawing the polyline by pressing Enter.
The program remembers the previous polyline width, so you do not have to define the width every time you start drawing a wide polyline.
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Polyline (width 0) |
Wide polyline (width 2) |
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