PLINE command

Creates a polyline.

BricsCAD Shape; BricsCAD Lite; BricsCAD Pro; BricsCAD Mechanical; BricsCAD BIM

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Alias: PL, POLYLINE

Description

Creates a single polyline entity with multiple line and arc segments by specifying the start and end point of each segment. Options allow you to switch between line and arc segments, apply widths, undo, and close the geometry.

  1. Start
  2. Next
  3. Next
  4. End
  5. Arc segment
  1. Start/End
  2. Next
  3. Next
  4. Next
  5. Close
  6. Arc segment

Methods to create a polyline

This command has 3 methods to begin creating a polyline:

  • Start of polyline
  • Last point
  • Follow

You can continue adding unlimited segments until you press Enter to end the command.

Start of polyline
Begin creating a polyline by specifying a start point then:
Set next point
Specify the next vertex of the polyline.
Additional options: [draw Arcs/Close/Distance/Follow/Halfwidth/Width/Undo]
Last point
Begin creating a polyline from the last point picked then:
Set next point
Specify the next vertex of the polyline.
  1. Last drawn segment
  2. Last point
  3. End point
Additional options: [draw Arcs/Close/Distance/Follow/Halfwidth/Width/Undo]
Follow
Begin creating a polyline from the last drawn arc or line segment, following its angle, then:
Set next point
Specify the length of the segment. Picking a point only determines the length since the angle follows the previous segment.
  1. Last drawn segment
  2. Follow

Options within the PLINE command

After you begin creating a polyline, the following options may be available.

Draw arcs
Specify the end point of the polyline arc segment. The arc is drawn tangent to the previous segment.
Additional options: [draw Lines/Angle/CEnter/Direction/Halfwidth/Radius/Second point/Width]
Angle
Specify the included angle of the arc segment then:
Set end of arc
Specify the next vertex of the polyline.
Additional options: [Center/Radius]
Center
Specify the center point of the arc segment then:
Set end of arc
Specify the next vertex of the polyline.
Additional options: [Angle/Length of chord]
Direction
Specify the direction of the arc segment then:
End of arc
Specify the next vertex of the polyline.
Radius
Specify the radius of the arc segment then:
Set end of arc
Specify the next vertex of the polyline.
Additional options: [included Angle]
Second point
Specify a point along the arc’s circumference.
Draw Lines
Specify the end point of the line segment.
Additional options: [draw Arcs/Close/Distance/Follow/Halfwidth/Width/Undo]:
Distance
Specify the distance for the line segment then:
Angle of segment
Specify the angle of the line segment.
Halfwidth
Specify the starting and ending half-width of the segment, as well as all segments that follow -- until you change the width or halfwidth.
  1. Halfwidth
The width is saved in the PLINEWID variable.
Width
Specify the starting and ending width of the segment, as well as all segments that follow -- until you change the width or halfwidth.
  1. Start width
  2. End width
The width is saved in the PLINEWID variable.
Undo
Undo the last polyline segment and continue drawing from its previous start point.
Close
Automatically draw a polyline segment from the end point of the last segment to the start point of the first segment. This ends the command.