Creating Polylines

Polylines are created using the PLINE command. The PLINE command enables you to draw two basic kinds of polyline segments: straight lines and arcs. Some PLINE command prompts, therefore, are the same as those you find in the LINE and ARC command prompts. If, for example, you draw straight polyline segments, you will find options such as Specify Next Point, Close, and Undo. You see these options in the standard polyline prompt for line segments:

Specify next point or [Arc/Close/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width]: 

In addition, certain prompt options, such as Width, are specific to polylines. Those prompt options include the following:

  • Arc. Switches from drawing polylines to drawing polyarcs and issues the polyarc options prompt. ...

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