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Engr. Riah Ann DR.

Fermin-Cayanan

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PLINE with uniform width

Command: PLINE
Specify start point: (pick a point)
Specify next point or
[Arc/Close/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width] : W
Specify starting width<0.0000>: .50
Specify ending width<0.500>: (enter)
Specify next point or
[Arc/Close/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width] : 11,0
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PLINE with varying width
Command: PLINE
Specify start point: (pick 1)
Specify next point or
[Arc/Close/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width] : W
Specify starting width<4.00>: 0
Specify ending width<4.00>: .35
Specify next point or
[Arc/Close/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/width] : (pick 2)
Specify next point or
[Arc/Close/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width] : W
Specify starting width<0.35>: .10
Specify ending width<0.l0>: .10
Specify next point or
[Arc/Close/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width] : (pick 3)
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PLINE as polyarc

Command: PLINE
Specify start point: (pick a point)
Specify next point or [Arc/Close/
Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width] : A
[Angle/CEnter/CLose/Direction/Halfwidth/
Line/Radius/Second point/Undo/Width]:

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Command: POLYGON
Enter number of sides<4>: 5
Specify center of polygon or [Edge]: (pick a center point)
Enter an option [Inscribed in circle/ Circumscribed about
circle] <I>: I
Specify radius of circle: 1.5
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In mechanical drawing,
hexagons (six-sided regular
polygons) are quite common.
If you need to draw a hexagon
that is measured by the
distance across the flats choose
the option Circumscribed
about circle. The diameter
across the circle will equal the
distance across the flats, as
shown
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You can also use the POLYGON command to
draw regular polygons by specifying the length of
an edge as shown

Command: POLYGON
Enter number of sides<4>: 6
Specify center of polygon or [Edge]: E
Specify first endpoint of edge: (pick 1)
Specify second endpoint of edge: @4<0

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Command: SOLID
Specify first point: (pick 1)
Specify second point: (pick 2)
Specify third point: (pick 3)
Specify fourth point: (pick 4)
Third point: (enter)
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Command: DONUT
Specify inside diameter of donut<.5>: 0
Specify outside diameter<1.0>: 2
Specify center of donut or <exit>: (pick 1)
Specify center of donut or <exit>: (pick 2)
Specify center of donut or <exit>: (enter)
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The command line equivalent is MLINE.

MLINE is particularly useful for drawing walls


and other architectural features. From a specified
point, AutoCAD draws a multiline segment using
the current multiline style, and continues to
prompt for other points. Like LINE, using Undo
undoes the last vertex point on the multiline. If
you create a multiline with two or more segments,
the Close option will be included in the command
string as seen in Figure 5.19.
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ENTITY PROPERTIES: LAYERS,
COLORS, AND LINETYPES

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The LAYER command allows you to control the
drawing by means of visible entities, much like
transparencies, as shown in Figure 6.1. Different
colors and line types can be associated with
different layers. To help complete the
drawing, these layers can be either displayed or
undisplayed, active or inactive, accessible or
inaccessible. The number of layers you can use is
unlimited.

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The command line equivalent is LAYER

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Layers can only be set up and modified with the
Layer Properties Manager, but the layer can be can
be set with the Layer toolbar.

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The Layer Properties Manager dialog box will help
you to view the layers, change the colors, tum
layers off, freeze and thaw them, and lock or
unlock them.

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Current sets the highlighted layer to current - the one you are working on
Name the name of the layer; no spaces or dots allowed

Off or On sets the selected layers off or on, which makes the layer invisible
or visible

freezes selected layers, making them invisible and not


Freeze
regenerated, or thaws (unfreezes) them. Freeze is for model
space layers

locks selected layers, making them visible but not accessible, or


Lock unlocks them
the color set to that layer. All of the choices along the top so far
Color have been toggle switches, on or off; this allows you to choose a
color

Linetype the linetype of the layer


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Lineweight the lineweight of the layer

New allows you to enter a new layer starting with the layer name

Delete allows you to delete a layer if there are no objects in it

OK exits from the layer dialog box while saving changes

Show offers more information on the status of the highlighted


Details layer

Cancel cancels the layer changes or additions you have made

Help provides help files on the layer functions

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1. Creating a New Layer
2. Activating Layers for Changes
3. Changing a Layer Name
4. Making a LAYER Current
5. Changing Layer Color
6. Problem Shooting
7. Setting Color Independent of Layer
8. Loading LINETYPES

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