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.
Center of polygon
First endpoint edge
Second endpoint edge
Vertex
Midpoint of side
Edge length
Angle of polygon
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:
Additional options: [Width of line/Multiple polygons]
Set center of polygon
Specify the center point of the polygon.
Additional option: [Specify by Edge]
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 option: [Specify by Vertex]
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.