Rectangle Tools

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The rectangle tools are responsible for drawing rectangles using either Line or Polyline entities (user preference).

 

Drawing a Rectangle:

 

Activate a Rectangle Tool:

Find one of the rectangle tool icons ssEntityRectangleCorCorssEntityRectangleCenCorssEntityRectangleCorCorWidthon the Entity Toolbar (color coded blue) and click on the tool. The tool is now active and ready for use. This set of tools is part of a Flyout toolbar.

 

Different Ways to Draw a Rectangle:

There are thee different ways that can be used to draw a rectangle entity.

 

1. ssEntityRectangleCorCor Corner-Corner Rectangle Tool: Draw a rectangle by specifying the two opposing corners.

2. ssEntityRectangleCenCor Center-Corner Rectangle Tool: Draw a rectangle by specifying the center and a corner.

3. ssEntityRectangleCorCorWidth Corner-Corner-Width Rectangle Tool: Draw a rectangle by specifying the two corners of one side of the rectangle--thereby allowing you to specify rotation--and then the width.