DONUT command
Creates a closed polyline in the shape of a donut.
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Alias: DO, DOUGHNUT
Description
Creates a closed polyline in the shape of a donut from a combination of options including the inside diameter, outside diameter, center and width.
Methods to create a donut
This command has 4 methods to begin creating a donut:
- Inside diameter of a donut
- 2 Point
- 3 Point
- Tangent Tangent Radius
- Inside diameter of donut
- Begin creating a donut by specifying its inside diameter then:
- Outside diameter of donut
- Specify the outside diameter of the donut.
- Center of donut
- Specify the center of the donut to place it in the drawing. You can continue placing donuts of the same size until you press Enter to end the command.
- 2 Point
- Begin creating a donut by specifying its width then:
- First point on diameter
- Specify a point on the diameter.
- Second point on diameter
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Specify the second point on the diameter.
- 3 Point
- Begin creating a donut by specifying its width then:
- First point on donut
- Specify a point on the circumference of an imaginary circle that runs through the center of its width.
- Second point
- Specify the second point on the circumference of the imaginary circle.
- Third point
- Specify the third point on the circumference of the imaginary circle.
- Tangent Tangent Radius
- Begin creating a donut by selecting a tangent point on the first entity then:
- Specify point on object for second tangent on donut
- Select a tangent point on the second entity.
- Width of donut
- Specify the width of the donut.
- Diameter of donut
- Specify a valid diameter for the donut. If you specify a diameter that is not possible with the selected tangents, you are prompted to specify the tangents and diameter again.