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| Draw menu: Polyline |
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| Command line: pline |
From point: Specify a point
Current line-width is <current>
Arc
/ Close / Halfwidth / Length / Undo
/ Width / <Endpoint of line>: Specify
a point or enter an option
Changes PLINE to Arc mode, in which you can add arc segments to the polyline.
Angle / CEnter / CLose / Direction / Halfwidth / Line / Radius / Second pt / Undo / Width / <Endpoint of arc>: Specify a point (3) or enter an option
Note: To specify the Center option of the PLINE command, enter CE; to specify the Center object snap, enter CEN or CENTER.
Draws an arc segment. The arc segment starts at the last point tangent to the previous segment of the polyline.
Specifies the included angle of the arc segment from the start point.
Included angle: Specify an angle
Entering a positive number creates a counterclockwise arc segment. Entering a negative number creates a clockwise arc segment.
Center / Radius / <Endpoint>: Specify a point or enter an option
Specifies the center of the arc segment.
Center point: Specify
a point (3)
Angle / Length / <End point>:
Specify a point (4) or enter an option
Closes a polyline with an arc segment.
Specifies a starting direction for the arc segment.
Direction from start point:
Specify a point (3)
End point: Specify
a point (4)
Specifies the width from the center of a wide polyline segment to one of its edges.
Starting half-width <current>:
Enter a value or press ENTER
Ending half-width <current>:
Enter a value or press ENTER
The starting half-width becomes the default ending half-width. The ending half-width becomes the uniform half-width for all subsequent segments until you change the half-width again. The start points and endpoints of wide line segments are at the center of the line.
Typically, the intersections of adjacent wide polyline segments are beveled. AutoCAD LT does not bevel nontangent arc segments, or very acute angles or when a dot-dash linetype is used.
Specifies the radius of the arc segment.
Radius: Specify
a point
Second point: Specify
a point
Angle / <End point>:
Specify an angle, specify a point, or enter a
Specifies the second and end points of a three-point arc.
Second point: Specify
a point (3)
End point: Specify
a point (4)
Removes the most recent arc segment added to the polyline.
Specifies the width of the next arc segment.
Starting width <current>: Enter
a value or press ENTER
Ending width <current>:
Enter a value or press ENTER
The starting width becomes the default ending width. The ending width becomes the uniform width for all subsequent segments until you change the width again. The start points and endpoints of wide line segments are at the center of the line.
Typically, the intersections of adjacent wide polyline segments are beveled. AutoCAD LT does not bevel nontangent arc segments, or very acute angles or when a dot-dash linetype is used.
Draws a line segment from the current position to the starting point of the polyline, creating a closed polyline.
Specifies the width of a wide polyline line segment from the center to one of its edges.
Starting half-width <current>:
Enter a value or press ENTER
Ending half-width <current>:
Enter a value or press ENTER
The starting half-width becomes the default ending half-width. The ending half-width becomes the uniform half-width for all subsequent segments until you change the half-width again. The start points and endpoints of wide line segments are at the center of the line. Typically, the intersections of adjacent wide polyline segments are beveled. AutoCAD LT does not bevel nontangent arc segments, or very acute angles or when a dot-dash linetype is used.
Draws a line segment of a specified length at the same angle as the previous segment. If the previous segment is an arc, AutoCAD LT draws the new line segment tangent to that arc segment.
Length of line: Specify a point
Removes the most recent line segment added to the polyline.
Specifies the width of the next line segment.
Starting width <current>:
Enter a value or press ENTER
Ending width <current>:
Enter a value or press ENTER
The starting width becomes the default ending width. The ending width becomes the uniform width for all subsequent segments until you change the width again. The start points and endpoints of wide line segments are at the center of the line.
Typically, the intersections of adjacent wide polyline segments are beveled. AutoCAD LT does not bevel nontangent arc segments, or very acute angles or when a dot-dash linetype is used.
The PLINEGEN system variable controls linetype pattern display around a 2D polyline. Setting PLINEGEN to 1 generates new polylines in a continuous linetype pattern around the polyline. Setting PLINEGEN to 0 starts and ends the polyline with a dash and places a dash at each vertex. PLINEGEN does not apply to polylines with tapered segments.
Related Commands:
LINE creates single or multiple line segments that are
separate objects. PEDIT controls linetype display for existing
polylines. SPLINE creates quadratic and cubic spline objects.
System Variables:
PLINEGEN controls the linetype pattern display of a 2D
polyline.
