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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 - Find the Information You Need
- Part 1 - The User Interface
- Part 2 - Start, Organize, and Save a Drawing
- Part 3 - Control the Drawing Views
- Part 4 - Create and Modify Objects
- Chapter 14 - Control the Properties of Objects
- Chapter 15 - Use Precision Tools
- Chapter 16 - Draw Geometric Objects
- Chapter 17 - Change Existing Objects
- Part 5 - Hatches, Notes, and Dimensions
- Chapter 18 - Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Chapter 19 - Notes and Labels
- Chapter 20 - Dimensions and Tolerances
- Part 6 - Create Layouts and Plot Drawings
- Chapter 21 - Create Layouts
- Chapter 22 - Plot Drawings
- Part 7 - Share Data Between Drawings and Applications
- Chapter 23 - Reference Other Drawing Files (Xrefs)
- Chapter 24 - Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Chapter 25 - Work with Data in Other Formats
- Chapter 26 - Access External Databases
- Overview of Using AutoCAD with External Databases
- Access a Database from Within AutoCAD
- Link Database Records to Graphical Objects
- Use Labels to Display Database Information in the Drawing
- Use Queries to Filter Database Information
- Share Link and Label Templates and Queries with Other Users
- Work with Links in Files from Earlier Releases
- Part 8 - Work with Other People and Organizations
- Chapter 27 - Protect and Sign Drawings
- Chapter 28 - Use the Internet to Share Drawings
- Chapter 29 - Insert and View Markups
- Chapter 30 - Publish Drawing Sets
- Part 9 - Create Realistic Images and Graphics
- Glossary
- Index
282 | Chapter 16 Draw Geometric Objects
See Also
“Modify Splines” on page 418
“Modify or Join Polylines” on page 423
“Control Lineweights” on page 201
To draw a polyline with straight segments
1 From the Draw menu, choose Polyline.
2 Specify the first point of the polyline.
3 Specify the endpoint of the first polyline segment.
4 Continue specifying segment endpoints as needed.
5 Press
ENTER to end, or enter c to close the polyline.
To start a new polyline at the endpoint of the last polyline drawn, start the
PLINE command again and press ENTER at the Specify Start Point prompt.
Draw toolbar
Command line
PLINE
To draw a line and arc combination polyline
1 From the Draw menu, choose Polyline.
2 Specify the start point of the polyline segment.
3 Specify the endpoint of the polyline segment.
■ Switch to Arc mode by entering a (Arc) on the command line.
■ Return to Line mode by entering L (Line).
4 Specify additional polyline segments as needed.
5 Press
ENTER to end or c to close the polyline.
Draw toolbar
Command line
PLINE
internal point
selected
uniform width