Planar Polyline Tool

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mouse_20 Entity toolbar : ssEntity2DPolylinel

 

The Planar Polyline Tool is responsible for creating Planar Polyline Entities.

 

Creating a Planar Polyline:

Activate the Planar Polyline Tool:

       Find the Planar Polyline Tool icon ssEntity2DPolylinel from the Entity Toolbar (color coded blue) and highlight it. While highlighted Click on the tool.  The tool is now the active tool and ready for use.

 

mouse_20 Creating a Planar Polyline using the Mouse:

1.Click anywhere on the drawing screen to designate the first Current Point at that location.  This will add a Polyline vertex at this location and set the Previous Point to this value.
2.If there only one vertex currently associated with the Planar Polyline then move your mouse and click to add a second vertex, otherwise skip this step.
3.If in Specify Length Mode move the mouse until it displays the desired length of the Planar Polyline and then click.
4.Repeat Step 1, 2 ,and 3 until all desired vertices have been added.
5.Press keyboard_20 Shift+Enter to finish and add the Planar Polyline to the drawing.

 

Reset:

You have just added a Planar Polyline to the drawing with vertices at the designated locations.  The tool has now Reset and you can either continue with other tools or add in another Planar Polyline. Using Reset at any time while using this tool cancels all previous steps and restarts the tool.

                           

keyboard_20 Creating a Planar Polyline using the Property Tree:    

To add a Planar Polyline from user supplied data do the following.  Move the mouse cursor beyond the right side of the drawing screen to the Tool Property Tree. 

ssPolylineToolProperties

 

1.Type in the Current Point point data into the "Current Point" 3D Point Property Field found on the Tool Property Tree and press Enter to accept.  This will add a Polyline vertex at this location and set the Previous Point to this value.
2.If only one vertex has been added type in the Current Point point data into the "Current Point" 3D Point Property Field found on the Tool Property Tree and press Enter to accept.
3.If in Specify Length Mode type in the Length data into the "Length" Scientific Data Field found on the Tool Property Tree and press Enter to accept.
4.Repeat Step 1, 2 ,and 3 until all desired vertices have been added.
5.Press keyboard_20 Shift+Enter to finish and add the polyline to the drawing.

 

Reset:

You have just added a Planar Polyline to the drawing with vertices at the designated locations.  The tool has now Reset and you can either continue with other tools or add in another Planar Polyline. Using Reset at any time while using this tool cancels all previous steps and restarts the tool.

 

Tool Options:

keyboard_20 Tab: Draw Bulge Mode allows the user to draw arcs as a polyline segment.

keyboard_20 Ctrl+Enter: Draw Closed Mode allows the user to create a Planar Polyline Entity that will add a segment from the Last Point in the polyline back to the First Point in the polyline.

Specify Length Mode allows the user to specify the Length of a particular polyline segment as part of the Planar Polyline creation process.

mouse_20 Right Click: Options allows the user to view a Planar Polyline Context Menu with options for use in creating the Planar Polyline Entities.

keyboard_20 Shift+Enter: this keystroke will complete and add the polyline to the drawing.

keyboard_20 Escape (Esc): key cancels current tool and activates the default tool (Selection Tool). 

keyboard_20 Space: key Resets this tool.

 

 

 

Also See:

Planar Polyline

Grid

Grid Snaps

Entity Snaps

Notification Bar