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Click the polyline button in the CAD toolbar to show the polyline toolbar.
CAD Toolbar:
Menu:
Draw - Polyline - Create
Command:
polyline
Options Toolbar:
Description:
This tool lets you draw polylines. A polyline is a continuous line formed from one or more connected line or arc segments.
Procedure:
Note: If your polyline contains arc segments, you can tick the 'Arc' checkbox and enter the arc radius in the options toolbar when setting the endpoint of an arc segment. The arc will connect smoothly (tangential) to the last segment.
CAD Toolbar:
Menu:
Draw - Polyline - Add node
Description:
With this tool you can add nodes to existing polylines. Adding a new node to a polyline means to split one segment up into two segments. The two new segments are both straight, even if the original segment was an arc.
Procedure:
CAD Toolbar:
Menu:
Draw - Polyline - Append node
Description:
With this tool you can append nodes to the beginning or end of existing polylines. Appending a node to a polyline means to extend it by a segment at the beginning or end.
Procedure:
For appending nodes, the same options are available as when creating new polylines.
CAD Toolbar:
Menu:
Draw - Polyline - Delete Polyline node
Description:
Use this tool to remove nodes from existing polylines. This way two segments of a polyline can be joined into one.
Procedure:
CAD Toolbar:
Menu:
Draw - Polyline - Delete between two nodes
Description:
Use this function to delete all segments between two nodes of an existing polyline.
Procedure:
CAD Toolbar:
Menu:
Draw - Polyline - Trim segments
Description:
Use this function to trim two polyline segments. This means to extend or shorten the two segments, in a way that they meet at one common point.
Procedure:
CAD Toolbar:
Menu:
Draw - Polyline - Equidistant
Options Toolbar:
Description:
This tool lets you create equidistant polylines to existing polylines.
Procedure:
CAD Toolbar:
Menu:
Draw - Polyline - Create from Segments
Description:
This tool lets you create polylines from existing segments (lines and arcs that are connected).
Procedure:
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