Drawing Polylines Using AutoCAD 2017

How To Draw Polylines With AutoCAD 2017?

Polylines vary from lines in that they are more sophisticated objects. A single polyline can be made up of a number of straight-line or arc segments. Polylines can also be given line widths to make them look solid.

You may be thinking, if Polylines are so beneficial, why take the time to use normal lines? There are some answers to this question. The most typically given answer is that because of their sophistication, polylines use up more disk space than the comparative line.

As it is suitable to keep file sizes as small as possible, it is a great idea to use lines instead of polylines unless you have a specific necessity. You will also discover, as you work with AutoCAD that lines and polylines are functionally different. Often it is simpler to work with polylines for specific tasks and at other times lines are ideal.

A 2D Polyline is a connected sequence of segments created as a single planar object.  You can create straight line segment, arc segments or a combination of the two.

The Polyline or Pline command is identical to the line command apart from that the ending object may be composed of a number of segments which make  a single object. In reality the Polyline command works in the same way as the Line command enabling you to pick as many points as you desire.

Drawing Polylines

In this exercise we will draw the shape in the this image.

Type PLINE in the command line and hit ENTER.

We will specify the Starting Polyline Width type 0.4 Hit ENTER

and the Ending Polyline Width to 0.4 too.  Hit ENTER

To specify the first point (point 1), type 10,10 and hit ENTER.

Move the cursor vertically (Upward) until you see the Green Dotted Line, type 2.0 and hit ENTER. (Point 2)

Move the cursor horizontally (To The Right) until you see the Green Dotted Line, type 2.5 and hit ENTER. (Point 3)

Move the cursor vertically (Upward)until you see the Green Dotted Line, type 6.0 and hit ENTER. (Point 4)

Move the cursor horizontally (To The Right) until you see the Green Dotted Line, type 3.0 and hit ENTER. (Point 5)

Move the cursor vertically (Downward) until you see the Green Dotted Line, type 6.0 and hit ENTER. (Point 6)

Move the cursor horizontally (To The Right) until you see the Green Dotted Line, type 2.5 and hit ENTER. (Point 7)

Move the cursor vertically (Downward) until you see the Green Dotted Line, type 2.0 and hit ENTER. (Point 8)

To close the POLYLINE , type c and Hit ENTER