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To delete entities
■ On the keyboard, press CTRL+A to select all entities in the drawing, and
then press the DELETE key.
Now that you understand how to create different kinds of lines using the
Draw menu and the All-In-One toolbar, you can create other entities.
Create Other Simple Entities
In this exercise, you learn to
❒ Create arcs, circles, polylines, and polygons.
❒ Select startpoints, midpoints, and endpoints.
❒ Use the All-In-One toolbar to create entities.
❒ Use the All-In-One toolbar to access toolset tools.
In this exercise, you create variations of an arc, a circle, a polyline, and a
polygon.
■ Arc. A segment of a circle defined by a centerpoint, radius, starting angle,
and included angle.
■ Circle. An entity with a centerpoint and a radius.
■ Polyline. A multi-segmented line (the segments can be straight or curved).
Use a polyline to determine the total length of a series of connected
sgments.
■ Polygon. A polyline whose startpoints and endpoints are connected
(closed) to create a shape with multiple sides.
To create an arc
1 On the Draw menu, click Arc ➤ 3 Points.
2 In the drawing window, click a point to begin the arc, click a second point,
and then click another point to end the arc. Try this a few times to get
familiar with it.
Example of an arc produced with the Arc 3 Points option
Click startpoint Click second point Click endpoint