Practice Exercise | Windows Polygon Selection

Draw the outer shape shown below and fill it with a random arrangement of rectangles. Then practice using the Windows Polygon selection option to erase the rectangles.

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  1. Turn Polar Tracking on. Draw the outer shape any size, resembling more or less the shape shown in the illustration:
    • Begin the Line command.
    • Start at the lower left corner (1) and follow the points to draw each line as shown below.
    • If you were able to do this continuously, when you get to point (6), you may enter C to close the line segments. Otherwise, you will have to select the Endpoint.
  2. To draw the rectangles inside the shape: ...

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