Creating a polyline

Class	Polyline
Command in command line	PLINE
Properties	Color Layer LineType LineWidth Vertex – Sequence number of the point Vertex X – Coordinate X of the point Vertex Y – Coordinate Y of the point Length Area Closed (shows whether polyline is closed or not) Description

 

You can easily create a polyline in the following way:

A.     Click on the icon    in the Draw toolbar

or

B.     Choose the menu option    Draw -> Polyline

            or

C.     Type the command PLINE in the command line and press <Enter>

 

then
  click on the position of the screen where you want to draw start point of the polyline
    or
  type precise position in the command line and press <Enter>

 

then repeat the following steps for each segment / part of the line (line or arc):

-          If you want to add a line as a part of the polyline then

                        (if previously was an arc then type letter L (l) and press <Enter>)

Then click on the next point of the polyline and the line will be drawn from previous to current point

-          If you want to add an arc as a part of the polyline then

 

(if previosuly was not an arc then type letter A (a) and press <Enter>)

Then click on the position on screen where you want to draw end point of the arc within the polyline or type exact position in the command line

 

After you entered all points of the polyline press <Enter> to finish entering of the polyline.

 

Polylines are connected sequences of lines created as an individual object. You can make segments (parts of polyline) from straight lines or with arc segments or their combination

Polyline points are called Vertex-es.

Multisegment lines allow editing lines unavailable for individual lines.

 

You can make a simple polyline consisting of line segments by only clicking one point after another and at at the end of entering press <Enter>.

If you want to create a polyline of arc segments then only on beginning press A and <Enter>, then draw arcs from one point to another and press <Enter> at the end.