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How to Draw Polylines

How to Draw polyline:

    Command: PL (Enter)

1. Draw Polylines with straight segments.

Command: PL
PLINE
Specify start point: Click
Specify next point or [Arc/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width]: Click
Specify next point or [Arc/Close/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width]: Click

Keep repeating this procedure till complete polyline is made. 

Note:
If you want to end polyline press Enter, if you want to close polyline press C (Enter)

2. Draw a wide polyline

Command: PL
PLINE
Specify start point: Click

Specify next point or [Arc/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width]: W //This will prompt autocad to define user defined width to polyline

Specify starting width <0.0000>: 10 (Enter)

Specify ending width <10.0000>: 10 (Enter)

Specify next point or [Arc/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width]: Click

Specify next point or [Arc/Close/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width]: Click

Keep repeating this procedure till complete polyline is made. 

3. Draw a poly line with straight and curved segment:

Command: PL
PLINE
Specify start point: Click
Specify next point or [Arc/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width]: Click
Specify next point or [Arc/Close/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width]: a //This will prompt Autocad to start Arc in polyline

Specify endpoint of arc (hold Ctrl to switch direction) or
[Angle/CEnter/CLose/Direction/Halfwidth/Line/Radius/Second pt/Undo/Width]: Click

Specify endpoint of arc (hold Ctrl to switch direction) or
[Angle/CEnter/CLose/Direction/Halfwidth/Line/Radius/Second pt/Undo/Width]: l //This will prompt Autocad to start line in polyline

Specify next point or [Arc/Close/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width]: Click
Specify next point or [Arc/Close/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width]: // Press C to close, Enter to end the command.


4. Draw a rectangle:

Command: REC RECTANG
Specify first corner point or [Chamfer/Elevation/Fillet/Thickness/Width]: Click
Specify other corner point or [Area/Dimensions/Rotation]: Click

Refer RECTANGLE tutorials to see complete details on how to use chamfer, Elevation, fillet, thickness, width, area, dimensions, rotation.

5. Draw a Polygon

Command: POL
POLYGON 

Enter number of sides <4>: 8

Specify center of polygon or [Edge]: Click 
Enter an option [Inscribed in circle/Circumscribed about circle] <I>: I //This will prompt AutoCAD to select type of ploygon.

Specify radius of circle: Specify Radius of circle.

6. Draw a polygon by specifying one Edge.

Command: POL 
POLYGON 

Enter number of sides <8>: 4

Specify center of polygon or [Edge]: e //This will prompt AutoCAD to select an edge for making polygon

Specify first endpoint of edge: Click
Specify second endpoint of edge: Click


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