Introducing drawing - Introduction to AutoCAD 2011: 2D and 3D Design - page 44

Specify starting width <4>: 20
Specify ending width <20>: right-click
Specify next point or [prompts]: 40,120
Specify starting width <20>: 5
Specify ending width <5>: right-click
Specify next point or [prompts]: c (Close)
Command:

Third example - Polyline tool ( Fig. 2.25 )

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

Command:_pline Specify start point: 50,220
Current line width is 0
[prompts]: w (Width)
Specify starting width <0>: 0.5
Specify ending width <0.5>: right-click
Specify next point or [prompts]: 120,220
Specify next point or [prompts]: a (Arc)
Specify endpoint of arc or [prompts]: s (second pt)

Specify second point on arc: 150,200
Specify end point of arc: 180,220
Specify end point of arc or [prompts]: l (Line)
Specify next point or [prompts]: 250,220
Specify next point or [prompts]: 260,190
Specify next point or [prompts]: a (Arc)
Specify endpoint of arc or [prompts]: s (second pt)

Specify second point on arc: 240,170
Specify end point of arc: 250,160
Specify end point of arc or [prompts]: l (Line)
Specify next point or [prompts]: 250,150
Specify next point or [prompts]: 250,120

And so on until the outline Fig. 2.25 is completed.

50,220 120,220 180,220 250,220

150,200

50,190 250,190

60,170 240,170

50,150 250,150

150,140

50,120 120,120 180,120 250,120

Fig. 2.25 Third example - Polyline tool