Autodesk AUTOSKETCH 8, User Manual

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Drawing Irregular Polygons
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Drawing Irregular Polygons
An irregular polygon might be a simple triangle or it could contain hundreds
of segments. AutoSketch creates an irregular polygon by connecting the
vertices that define the individual segments. The Draw menu’s irregular poly-
gon command allows you to draw an irregular polygon by entering its
vertices. In operation, it is very similar to the Draw menu’s single polyline
command except that it maintains a rubber-band line to the first point and
automatically closes the polygon.
As you draw an irregular polygon, text boxes for the width and bulge factor
for each segment appear on the edit bar. Each segment can have a different
start width, end width, and bulge setting. Segments with different start and
end widths have a tapered appearance. For information on start width, end
width, and bulge settings for polyline segments, refer to page 139. When you
select an irregular polygon, AutoSketch displays settings on the edit bar that
allow you to change the width of all the segments of the polygon and to align
the polygon with the grid.
Vertex editing allows you to change the shape of an existing irregular poly-
gon, and to add or delete vertices. For information on vertex editing, see the
chapter titled “Reshaping Entities,” which begins on page 299.
Tools for drawing polygons can be accessed from the Draw menu or the
Polygon toolset on the All-In-One toolbar. Or, you can activate the Polygon
toolbar (which contains the same commands but can be docked anywhere
on screen) by right-clicking a bar, then clicking Toolbars on the pop-up menu
that appears. Just check the Polygon check box in the Toolbars dialog box,
then click OK to make the Polygon toolbar visible on screen.
To draw an irregular polygon
1 On the Draw menu, click Polygon, Irregular, or click the Irregular Polygon
button on the All-In-One toolbar.
2 Click the startpoint of the irregular polygon. A rubber-band line follows
the pointer.