User Guide
User Guide
User Guide

Place Shape

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Used to place a polygonal shape by entering a series of data points to define the vertices.

Tool SettingEffect
Length

If on, sets segment length, in working units.

(Active) Angle

If on, constrains sides to the Active Angle, which can be keyed in.

Area

Active Area — Solid or Hole.

Fill Type

Active Fill Type — None (no fill), Opaque (filled with Active Color), or Outlined (filled with Fill Color).

Fill Color

Sets the color with which the shape is filled.

  • If Fill Type is Opaque, the Active Color.

  • If Fill Type is Outlined, the fill color can be different from the Active Color.

Close Element

Closes a shape by connecting the first point with the last point.

To place a polygonal shape
  1. Select the Place Shape tool.

  2. Enter a data point to define the first vertex.

  3. Continue entering data points to define the other vertices.

  4. To close the shape, enter a data point at the location of the first vertex.
    or
    Click the Close Element button.
    or
    Key in CLOSE ELEMENT.

    Place Shape

      

Key-in: PLACE SHAPE CONSTRAINED

The Place SmartLine tool in the Linear Elements tool box, particularly when used in conjunction with AccuDraw, affords more flexibility for placing polygonal shapes than Place Shape. See AccuDraw and the Place SmartLine Tool.

In 3D, the Place Shape tool forces the shape vertices to be planar. If non-planar data points are entered, the vertices of the shape are forced to a plane defined by the first three non-colinear vertices.