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262 | Chapter 16 Draw Geometric Objects
Draw Linear Objects
A line, the most basic object, can be one segment or a series of connected
segments.
Draw Lines
With LINE, you can create a series of contiguous line segments.
Each single line segment can be edited separately from the other line seg-
ments in a series. You can close a sequence of line segments so that the first
and last segments are joined.
To draw lines
1 From the Draw menu, choose Line.
2 Specify the start point.
You can use the pointing device or enter a coordinate on the command
line.
3 Complete the first line segment by specifying the endpoint.
To undo the previous line segment during the
LINE command, enter u or
choose Undo on the toolbar.
4 Specify the endpoints of any additional line segments.
5 Press ENTER to end or c to close a series of line segments.
To start a new line at the endpoint of the last line drawn, start the
LINE
command again and press
ENTER at the Specify Start Point prompt.
Draw toolbar
Command line
LINE
Draw Polylines
A polyline is a connected sequence of line segments created as a single object.
You can create straight line segments, arc segments, or a combination of the
two.