Draw Rectangles and Polygons

Use RECTANG to create rectangular shape polylines. You can specify the length, width, area, dimensions and rotations.

Use POLYGON to create closed polylines with 3-1,024 equal-length sides, you can create equilateral triangles, squares, pentagons hexagons, and so on.

To draw a rectangle

1.Do one of the following:

• Select Draw > Rectangle on the main menu.
• Click the Rectangle tool on the Draw 2D toolbar.
• Type rectang or rec and press Enter.

2.Identify one corner of the rectangle or enter an option. Specify first corner point or [Chamfer/Elevation/Fillet/Thickness/Width]:

3.Identify the opposite corner of the rectangle or enter an option. Specify other corner point or [Area/Dimensions/Rotation]:

Drawing a polygon

You can draw a polygon by specifying the edge, Inscribing in circle or Circumscribing about circle.

Related tutorial video:

• Status bar related setting 00:23
• Line command 00:33
• Polar 00:39
• Edit objects + grips 00:56
• Grips System variable 00:56
• Use grips to edit objects 00:56
• Properties command 01:16
• Display and change the properties of objects 01:16
• Linetype command 01:26
• -Linetype command 01:26
• Control Line Scale 01:26
• Color command 01:33
• Change the color of an object 01:33
• Set the current color 01:33
• Polyline command 02:00
• Fillet command 02:40
• Draw Rectangles and Polygons 03:01
• Revcloud command 03:10
• Donut command 03:14
• Draw Donuts 03:14
• Edit objects + grips 03:23
• Grips System variable 03:23
• Use grips to edit objects 03:23
• ARC command 03:54
• How to draw an arc with specific arc length 03:54
• Circle command 04:42
• Concentric circle command 04:54
• Properties command 05:54
• Mirror command 05:16

• Status bar related setting 00:15
• Draw Rectangles and Polygons 00:26
• Rectang command 00:26
• Polygon command 00:26
• Arc command 00:30
• Trim command 00:40
• Extend command 01:51
• Offset command 02:23
• Stretch command 03:35
• Edit objects + grips 03:55
• Break object 04:13
• Circle command 05:51
• Draw circles 05:51
• Break command 05:56
• Join command 06:32
• Scale command 06:53
• Lengthen command 07:29
• Copy command 08:20
• Rotate command 08:47
• Move command 09:07

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Article ID: 2501
Created: November 9, 2021
Last Updated: April 14, 2022
Author: GstarCAD MY /KW

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