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NOTE You cannot create a non-planar polygon. Every ring of a polygon must be
planar and all parts and all rings must be in the same plane.
The MAPPOLYGONCREATE command is based on the PLINE command. For
more information about the prompts, see PLINE.
To create a new Polygon or MultiPolygon feature (page 689)
NOTE This command is for geospatial features only. To create drawing objects,
see
Overview of Working with Drawing Objects (page 727) and Working with
Polygon Objects
(page 954).
Respond to the prompts.
Specify start point:
Specify a starting point for the polygon.
Specify next point or [Arc/Length/Undo]:
Specify the next point or enter an option.
Next Point
Draws a line segment. The previous prompt is repeated.
Arc
Adds arc segments to the polygon.
Specify endpoint of arc or [Angle/CEnter/Direction/Line/Radius/Second pt/Undo]:
Specify the endpoint of the arc or enter an option. If you have already
created one arc, you have the option to close the polygon. For more
information about the prompts, see PLINE.
Length
Draws a line segment of a specified length at the same angle as the previous
segment. If the previous segment is an arc, the new line segment is drawn
tangent to that arc segment.
Specify length of line:
Specify a distance.
Undo
Removes the most recent segment added to the polygon.
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