POLYGON command
Creates a closed polyline in the shape of a polygon.
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Alias: POL
Description
Creates a closed polyline in the shape of an equal-sided polygon. Options allow you
to specify the center, number of sides, edge length and angle, and the distance from
the center to the vertex or midpoint of an edge.
Methods to begin a polygon
This command has 1 method to begin creating a polygon:
- Set number of sides
- Set number of sides
- Begin creating a polygon by specifying the number of sides between 3 and 1024 then:
- Set center of polygon
- Specify the center point of the polygon.
- Select midpoint of side
- Specify the location of the midpoint of a polygon line segment. The location of the midpoint defines the size and angle of the polygon.
Additional options within the POLYGON command
After you begin creating a polygon, the following options may be available.
- Width of line
- Specify the width of the polygon line segments. All segments have the same width.
- Multiple Polygons
- Create multiple polygons with the same size and orientation when using the Set center of polygon option. Continue placing polygons until you press Enter to end the command.
- Specify by Edge
- Specify the endpoints of one edge of the polygon to define its size and angle.
- Specify by Vertex
- Specify the location of a vertex of the polygon. The location of the vertex defines the size and angle of the polygon.