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Second example - Polyline tool ( Fig. 2.24 )

This will be a long sequence, but it is typical of a reasonably complex
drawing using the Polyline tool. In the following sequences, when a
prompt line is to be repeated, the prompts in square brackets ( [] ) will be
replaced by [prompts] ( Fig. 2.24 ) .

40,250 160,250 260,250

260,180

260,120

40,120 160,120

Fig. 2.24 Second example - Polyline tool

Left -click the Polyline tool icon. The command line shows:

Command:_pline Specify start point: 40,250
Current line width is 0
Specify next point or [Arc/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/
Width]: w (Width)
Specify starting width <0>: 5
Specify ending width <5>: right-click
Specify next point or [Arc/Close/Halfwidth/Length/
Undo/Width]: 160,250
Specify next point or [prompts]: h (Halfwidth)
Specify starting half-width <2.5>: 1
Specify ending half-width <1>: right-click
Specify next point or [prompts]: 260,250
Specify next point or [prompts]: 260,180
Specify next point or [prompts]: w (Width)
Specify starting width <1>: 10
Specify ending width <10>: right-click
Specify next point or [prompts]: 260,120
Specify next point or [prompts]: h (Halfwidth)
Specify starting half-width <5>: 2
Specify ending half-width <2>: right-click
Specify next point or [prompts]: 160,120
Specify next point or [prompts]: w (Width)