PolySolid

Start point

Pick the starting point of the polysolid, or enter x,y coordinates.

Set next point

Pick the next vertex of the polysolid, or enter x,y coordinates.

Height

Sets the height of the polysolid; prompts you:

Height of polysolid <8> - (enter a value.)

The default height is saved to the PSOLHEIGHT variable for reuse by this command. This default height is used when the Dynamic option is off.

Width

Sets the width of the polysolid; prompts you:

Width of polysolid <0.5> - (enter a value.)

The default width is saved to the PSOLWIDTH system variable for reuse by this command.

Justification

Defines the position of the polysolid entity with respect to the base line; prompts you:

Select justification [Left/Right/Center] <Center> - (choose an option):

• Left - the width of the polysolid is drawn to the left of the center line, which is defined by your pick points
• Right - the width of the polysolid is drawn to the left of the center line
• Center - width is drawn on both side of the center line; this is the default justification

When Hot Key Assistant is on (HKA on the status bar), then the following widget appears on the screen; tap the Ctrl key to switch dynamically between left, center, and justification:

Entity

Draws the polysolid along an existing 2D entity; prompts you:

Select polysolid base - (select a line, open or closed polyline, arc, circle, ellipse, elliptical arc, or splines.)

Separate solids

Determines whether the 3D solids drawn by this command are created separately; prompts you:

Separate solids On/OFF <On> - (enter an option):

• On - draws separate solids between vertices (at left, below)
• OFF - draws the entire polysolid as a single, multi-segment entity; bisector connection lines are removed in sections depending on the Union Section property of the material(s) in the composition that is assigned to the connected solids (at right, below

Dynamic

Determines whether the height of the polysolid is fixed; prompts you:

Dynamic height On/OFF <On> - (enter an option):

• On - you will be prompted to specify the height of the polysolid entity; prompts you:
  Height of polysolid <8.00> - (enter a value, press Enter to accept the default height; or click a point in the drawing.)
• OFF - uses the the height defined by the PSOLHEIGHT variable

You can also use dynamic dimensions (DYN on the status bar) to define the width and height of the polysolid in the dynamic entry fields; press the Tab key to switch to the other field, and then press Enter to confirm the values.

draw Arcs

Starts drawing arc segments; prompts you:

Set end of arc or [draw Lines/CLose/Direction/Second point/Undo] - (enter an option):

• End of arc - enter a point to make the arc tangent to the previous segment
• Draw Lines - switches back to drawing linear segments
• Direction - specifies the direction of the tangent at the start point of the new arc segment
• Second point - prompts you to specify a point along the arc's circumference

Distance

Specifies the length and angle of a linear segment; prompts you:

1. Distance for segment - (type a value.)

2. Angle of segment - (type a value.)

Follow

When switching from arc segments to linear segments, creates the linear segment tangent to the arc segment.

Close

Creates a closing segment between the previous point and the start point of the polysolid. If you snap to the start point of the currently created chain, the chain is closed automatically. This option is available after creating two polysolid segments.

Undo

Removes the previous segment.