Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
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As you can see from the comparison, there are mainly three differences
between the two commands.
Make sure you are in the
Home
tab on the
Ribbon
, and, using the
Draw
panel, click the
Polyline
button:
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The following prompt will appear:
Specify start point:
Current line-width is 0.9000
Specify next point or [Arc/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width]:
After you specify the fi rst point, the
Pline
command will give you the current
polyline width (in our example it is 0.90), then it will ask you to specify the next
point. You can use all of the methods we learned in the
Line
command.
If you do not want to specify the second point, you can choose from the
following:
Arc
,
Halfwidth
,
Length
, and
Width
.
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Arc
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By default, the
Pline
command will draw lines.
You can change the mode to draw arcs by selecting the
Arc
option. The
following prompt will appear:
Specify endpoint of arc or
[Angle/Center/Close/Direction/Halfwidth/Line/Radius/Second pt/
Undo/Width]:
We learned in the
Arc
command that AutoCAD needs three pieces of
information to draw an arc.
AutoCAD already knows the start point of the arc, which is the start point
of the polyline or the endpoint of the last line segment.
AutoCAD will assume that the direction of the arc will be the same
angle as the last line segment. Users have the right to accept or reject this
assumption.
If you accept this assumption, then AutoCAD will ask you to specify the
endpoint of the arc.
If you reject this assumption, then you will need to specify the second piece
of information from the following:
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