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Rectangle
Rectangle
The rectangle command creates a rectangular polyline based on defining two opposite corners of the rectangle. To activate, click the Rectangle button OR type "rectangle" and hit enter.
The rectangle prompts used in this class are:
Chamfer - Creates straight cut off corners based on two distances from the corner vertex.
Fillet - Creates rounded corners based on a radius
Polygon
Polygon
The polygon command creates equilateral polygons out of a polyline.
1) Activate the polygon command by selecting the Polygon button OR by typing in "polygon" and hitting enter
2) Specify how many sides the polygon has
3) Select "Inscribed in circle" or "Circumscribed about circle"
Inscribed in circle - The vertices of the polygon have the same radius as the circle
Circumscribed about circle - The midpoints of the sides of the polygon have the same radius as the circle
*These will result in different polygons*
4) Specify the radius
Practice
Practice
Start a new drawing and create the design to the right. The lower left hand corner of the design is located at the origin (0,0). It is recommended to create the outline of the object first and then add the rectangles to the inside next.
Modified from "Using the AutoCAD Rectangle Command." NYIM Training. https://training-nyc.com/learn/autocad/rectangle-command
Start a new drawing and create the polygons to the right.
Polygon 1 is a 6-sided polygon with a radius of 2, using the Inscribed option.
Polygon 2 is a 6-sided polygon with a radius of 2, using the Circumscribed option.
Polygon 3 is a 6-sided polygon using the Edge option, with a side length of 1.
**Note: The angle of the polygon is determined by the cursor direction as it is dragged from the first point.**
"Exercise 4-3 - Polygon." Autodesk AutoCAD 2022 Fundamentals by Elise Moss, SDC Publications 2020 p. 145.
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