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FiGuRE 4.45
The Endpoint osnap marker
10.
Move the cursor until the square is positioned on the right end of the
upper jamb line as shown, and then click that point.
The first corner of the rectangle now is located at that point. Move
the cursor to the right and slightly down to see the rectangle being
formed (see Figure 4.46, left). To locate the opposite corner, let's use
the relative Cartesian coordinates discussed in Chapter 2.
11.
When the command prompt shows the
Specify other corner
point or [Area/Dimensions/Rotation]:
prompt, enter
-1.5,-3'
↵↵
(
-40,-915
↵↵
).
The rectangle is drawn across the opening, creating a door in a
closed position (see Figure 4.46, right). The door now needs to be
rotated around its hinge point to an opened position.
Because of the way
autoCaD displays
the crosshair cursor,
both the lines and
the crosshair disap-
pear when its lines
coincide with lines
in the drawing. this
makes it difficult to
see the rectangle
being formed.
FiGuRE 4.46
The rectangle after picking the first corner (left) and the
completed door in a closed position (right)
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