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Learning Objectives
Arcs and its various options.
Rectangles, ellipses, and elliptical arcs. Polygons such as hexagons and pentagons.
Polylines and donuts.
Point style and point size.
Infinite lines.
Simple text
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DRAWING ARCS
Ribbon: Home > Draw Arc drop-down
Toolbar: Draw > Arc
Menu Bar: Draw > ArcCommand: ARC or A
The tools in the Arc drop-down
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The 3-Point Option
The Start, Center, End Option
The Start, Center, Angle OptionThe Start, Center, Length Option
The Start, End, Angle Option
The Start, End, Direction Option
The Start, End, Radius Option
The Center, Start, End Option
The Center, Start, Angle Option
The Center, Start, Length OptionContinue Option
Continue (LineCont:) Option
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DRAWING RECTANGLES
Ribbon: Home > Draw > Rectangle
Toolbar: Draw > Rectangle
Tool Palettes: Draw > RectangleCommand: RECTANG
Invoking the RECTANGLEcommand from the Ribbon
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Drawing Rectangles by Specifying Two Opposite Corners
Drawing Rectangles by Specifying the Area and One Side
Drawing Rectangles by Specifying their Dimensions
Drawing Rectangle at an Angle
Chamfer
Fillet
Width
Thickness
Elevation
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DRAWING ELLIPSES
Ribbon: Home > Draw >Ellipse drop-down
Toolbar: Draw >Ellipse
Tool Palettes: Draw > EllipseCommand: ELLIPSE
Tools in the ELLIPSE drop-down
in the Draw panel
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Drawing an Ellipse Using the Axis and Endpoint Option
Drawing an ellipse using the
Axis and Endpoint option
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Drawing Ellipse Using the Center Option
Drawing an ellipse using the
Center option
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Drawing Elliptical Arcs
Ribbon: Home > Draw > Ellipse drop-down > Elliptical Arc
Toolbar: Draw > Ellipse Arc
Tool Palettes: Draw > Ellipse ArcCommand: ELLIPSE > Arc
Drawing elliptical arcs
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DRAWING REGULAR POLYGONS
Ribbon: Home > Draw > Polygon
Toolbar: Draw > Polygon
Tool Palettes: Draw > PolygonCommand: POLYGON
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Drawing a Polygon by Specifying the Center of Polygon
Drawing an inscribed polygon using
the Center of Polygon option
Drawing a circumscribed polygon
using the Center of Polygon option
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Drawing a Polygon by Specifying an Edge
Drawing a polygon (hexagon)
using the Edge option
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DRAWING POLYLINES
Ribbon: Home > Draw > Polyline
Toolbar: Draw > Polyline
Tool Palettes: Draw > PolylineCommand: PLINE or PL
Choosing the Polyline tool from the
Draw panel
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DRAWING DONUTS
Ribbon: Home > Draw > Donut
Command: DONUT
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Example 1
Unfilled donut Filled donut Solid-filled donut
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Changing the Point Style and Size
Ribbon: Utilities > Point StyleCommand: DDPTYPE
The Point Style dialog box Different point styles for PDMODE values
PLACING POINTS
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Placing Multiple Points
Ribbon: Home > Draw > Points drop-down > Multiple Points
Toolbar: Draw > Point
Tool Palettes: Draw > PointCommand: POINT
Options in the Points drop-down
Placing Points at Equal Distance
Ribbon: Home > Draw > Pointsdrop-down > Divide
Placing Points at Specified Intervals
Ribbon: Home > Draw > Points
drop-down > Measure
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WRITING A SINGLE LINE TEXTCommand: TEXT
Current text style: "Standard" Text height: 0.2000 Annotative: No
Specify start point of text or [Justify/Style]: Specify the starting point of the text.
Specify height: Enter the text height.
Specify rotation angle of text :