Draw tools, Object Snap and Dynamic Input - Introduction to AutoCAD 2011: 2D and 3D Design - page 69

Examples of using other Draw tools

Polygon tool ( Fig. 3.37 )

Call the Polygon tool - either with a click on its tool icon in the Home/
Draw panel (Fig. 3.1, page 69), from the Draw drop-down menu, or by
entering pol or polygon at the command line. No matter how the tool is
called, the command line shows:

Command:_polygon Enter number of sides <4>: 6
Specify center of polygon or [Edge]: 60,210
Enter

an option [Inscribed in circle/Circumscribed
about circle] <I > : right-click (accept Inscribed)

Specify radius of circle: 60
Command:
1. In the same manner construct a 5 -sided polygon of centre 200,210 and
of radius 60 .
2. Then, construct an 8 -sided polygon of centre 330,210 and radius 60 .
3. Repeat to construct a 9 -sided polygon circumscribed about a circle of
radius 60 and centre 60,80 .
4. Construct yet another polygon with 10 sides of radius 60 and of centre
200,80 .
5. Finally another polygon circumscribing a circle of radius 60 , of centre
330,80 and sides 12 .

The result is shown in Fig. 3.37 .

Inscribing
circle

8-sided
octagon

5-sided
pentagon

6-sided
hexagon

Circumscribing
circle

9-sided
nonagon

10-sided
decagon

12-sided
duodecagon

Fig. 3.37 First example - Polygon tool