Creates lines or polylines from a freehand sketch.
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Alias: FREEHAND
Description
Creates a series of individual lines or a polyline by sketching freehand.
Methods to begin a sketch
This command has 1 method to begin creating a sketch:
Length of sketch line segments
Length of sketch line segments
Begin creating a sketch by specifying the length of the sketch line
segments. A small segment length creates a smoother sketch but increases
the size of the drawing. The length is saved in the SKETCHINC variable.
Press ENTER or click to toggle
Press the Enter key or click the left mouse button
to lower the pen. The cursor changes to a pen, automatically sketching
as you move it.
Press ENTER or click to toggle
Press the Enter key or click the left mouse button
to raise the pen. You can move the cursor without drawing.
Pen up
Pen down
You can continue raising and lowering the pen to
create unlimited sketches until you press X or Q to end the
command.
Additional options: [Erase/Connect/save and
eXit/Quit no save/Record (save)]
Options within the SKETCH command
After you begin creating a sketch, the following options may be available:
Erase
Erase sketch lines sequentially by dragging the cursor along the sketch
from either endpoint. Click the left mouse button to stop erasing and
start sketching.
Connect
Continue to the last sketch point, after raising the pen, by passing the
cursor over the end of the previous segment.
Save and exit
Save the sketch and end the command. Each continuous sketch is saved as
a series of individual lines or a polyline based on the SKPOLY
variable.
Quit no save
Exit the command without saving the sketch.
Record (save)
Save the current sketch without ending the command, allowing you to
continue sketching.
