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Polygon are defined by their segments. The segments are defined by a start point and end point.

The example to the left shows the contents of the Graphic Details Drawer when a Polygon is selected. To view this information use the Show Item Details menu command found on the Tools menu of the Main menu.

To show the information for a Polygon item on a drawing, the drawer must be open and the Polygon must be selected. The Polygon of interest must be the only item selected.

The "Sides" text box under the "Sides" heading selects the current segment shown in the Graphic Details drawer. The stepper may be used to sequence through each segment, or a number may be entered to select a specific segment.

The segment number shown will follow the mouse click or move of a handle on the drawing. The side number under investigation is shown on the drawing with Orange handles, the other vertices' handles are shown brown in color. When a Polygon is selected the last segment modified is shown in the information drawer.

Information for the segment is shown in polar and Cartesian coordinates. The segment may be modified by changing any of the parameters shown. The coordinates given are the distances from the document origin. The angle is the angle of the line from the start point to the end point of the segment, it is given in degrees.

These lengths are shown in the Units (cm, inches, points, ...) defined for the document on the Scale parameter panel. Each coordinate is the distance from the origin which is defined on the Scale panel and may be adjusted by dragging a Ruler.