POLYLINES

A POLYLINE is very similar to a LINE. It is created in the same way a line is drawn. It requires first and second endpoints. But a POLYLINE has additional features, as follows:

1. A POLYLINE is ONE object, even though it may have many segments.

2. You may specify a specific width to each segment.

3. You may specify a different width to the start and end of a polyline segment.

THE FOLLOWING ARE EXAMPLES OF POLYLINES WITH WIDTHS ASSIGNED.

To turn FILL MODE on or off.

1. Command: type FILL

2. Enter mode [On / Off] : type ON or Off

3. Command: type REGEN < enter> or select: View / Regen

THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF DRAWING A POLYLINE WITH "WIDTH"

1. Select the POLYLINE command using one of the following:

   • TYPE = PL

   • PULLDOWN = DRAW / POLYLINE

   • TOOLBAR = DRAW

   Command: _pline

2. Specify start point: place the first endpoint of the line Current line-width is 0.000

3. Specify next point or [Arc/Close/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width]: type w

4. Specify starting width <0.000>: type the desired width

5. Specify ending width <0.000>: type the desired width

6. Specify next point or [Arc/Close/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width]: place the next endpoint

7. Specify next point or [Arc/Close/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width]: place the next endpoint

8. Specify next point or [Arc/Close/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width]: place the next endpoint

9. Specify next point or [Arc/Close/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width]: type C

OPTIONS:

WIDTH
Specify the starting and ending width.

You can create a tapered polyline by specifying different...