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Draw lines or arcs as a form of continued single lines.
(1) Execution
Menu : Insert ¡æ Polyline
Command : POLYLINE or PLINE or PLINE
Start of polyline: (pick start point)
Arc/Distance/Follow/Halfwidth/Width/
< Next point >: (pick next point)
(2) Usage
¢º Draw a polygon of single entity.
: PLINE
Start of polyline: (pick P1)
Arc/Distance/Halfwidth/Width/< Next point >: (pick P2)
Arc/Distance/Follow/Halfwidth/Width/Undo/< Next point >: (pick P3)
Arc/Close/Distance/Follow/Halfwidth/Width/Undo/< Next point >: (pick P4)
Arc/Close/Distance/Follow/Halfwidth/Width/Undo/< Next point <: (pick P5)
Arc/Close/Distance/Follow/Halfwidth/Width/Undo/< Next point <: (pick P6)
Arc/Close/Distance/Follow/Halfwidth/Width/Undo/< Next point >: C
Though the polygon is consisted of six lines, you can know that it is a single entity by selecting the polygon with ¡®ERASE¡¯ command.
: ERASE
Select entities to delete : (pick S1)
Select entities to delete :
¢º Draw a single entity that is consisted of lines and arcs by changing the width.
: PLINE
Enter to use last point/Follow/< Start of polyline >: (pick P1)
Arc/Distance/Halfwidth/Width/< Next point >: W
Starting width < 0 >: 2
Ending width < 2.0000 >:
Arc/Distance/Follow/Halfwidth/Width/Undo/: (pick P2)
Arc/Close/Distance/Follow/Halfwidth/Width/Undo/< Next point >: (pick P3)
Draw arcs with ¡®Arc¡¯ option
Arc/Close/Distance/Follow/Halfwidth/Width/Undo/ : A
Angle/CEnter/Direction/Halfwidth/Line/Radius/Secondpt/Width/: (pick P4)
Angle/CEnter/Direction/Halfwidth/Line/Radius/Secondpt/Width/ < End of arc >: (pick P5)
Draw lines with ¡®Line¡¯ option
Angle/CEnter/Direction/Halfwidth/Line/Radius/Secondpt/Width/: L
Arc/Close/Distance/Follow/Halfwidth/Width/Undo/: (pick P6)
Arc/Close/Distance/Follow/Halfwidth/Width/Undo/< Next point>: C