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counterclockwise (anticlockwise) direction (Fig. 2.8). The symbol

precedes the angle.

90°

135° 45°

180° 0°

225° 315°

270°

Fig. 2.8 The counterclockwise direction of measuring angles in AutoCAD

Fourth example - Line tool ( Fig. 2.9 )

1. Close the drawing and open a new acadiso.dwt window.
2. Left-click on the Line tool icon and enter fi gures as follows at each
prompt of the command line sequence:

Command:_line Specify fi rst point: 70,230
Specify next point: @220,0
Specify next point: @0,-70
Specify next point or [Undo]: @115<225
Specify next point or [Undo]: @-60,0
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: @115<135
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: @0,70
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: c (Close)
Command:

The result is as shown in Fig. 2.9 .