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Table Of Contents
Overview of Polygons (page 955)
NOTE This functionality is for drawing objects only. For information about
converting polygonal geospatial feature data to polygons and creating centroids
for them, see To import polygons (page 430).
To create centroids for polygons and closed polylines
1 Click Create tab Drawing Object panel Create Centroids.
2 In the Create Centroids dialog box (page 1801), specify whether to create
centroids for all closed objects or only for selected closed objects. If only
for selected closed objects, select those polygons and closed polylines.
TIP Use Quick Select to view and filter the object type as you select objects.
3 Specify the layer on which the centroids should be created.
4 Specify the block to use for centroids, or use ACAD_POINT.
5 Click OK.
Quick Reference
MAPCREATECENTROIDS
Creates a centroid in a polygon and moves data to the centroid
Create menu Centroids
Menu
Create Centroids
Icon
MAPCREATECENTROIDSCommand Line
Create Centroids dialog boxDialog Box
Setting Polygon Options
AutoCAD Map 3D uses polygons by default for import and export. If you do
not want to use polygons, for example, for compatibility with an older drawing,
Working with Polygon Objects | 977