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Draw Curved Objects | 283
To create a wide polyline
1 From the Draw menu, choose Polyline.
2 Specify the start point of the line segment.
3 Enter w (Width).
4 Enter the starting width of the line segment.
5 Specify the ending width of the line segment using one of the following
methods:
To create a line segment of equal width, press ENTER.
To create a tapering line segment, enter a different width.
6 Specify the endpoint of the polyline segment.
7 Continue specifying segment endpoints as needed.
8 Press ENTER to end, or enter c to close the polyline.
Draw toolbar
Command line
PLINE
To create a boundary polyline
1 From the Draw menu, choose Boundary.
2 In the Boundary Creation dialog box under Object Type, select Polyline.
3 Under Boundary Set, do one of the following:
To create a boundary set from all objects visible in the current viewport,
select Current Viewport. Avoid this option for large, complex drawings.
To specify which objects to include in the boundary set, choose New.
Select the objects AutoCAD should examine in order to create the
boundary. Choosing this option automatically selects the Existing Set
option.
4 Under Island Detection method, specify whether boundaries include
“islands” (Flood option) or exclude islands (Ray Casting option).
5 Choose Pick Points.