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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
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.