Center-Corner Rectangle Tool

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The Rectangle Center-Corner Tool is responsible for drawing rectangles using either Line or Polyline entities (user preference) by specifying the center of the rectangle and one of the corners.

 

Drawing a Rectangle (Center-Corner):

From the Toolbar: Find the Rectangle Center-Corner Tool icon ssEntityRectangleCenCor on the Entity Toolbar (color coded blue) and Click on the tool. The tool is now active and ready for use.

 
From the Shortcut Key: The default shortcut key for the point tool is the letter "Shift + R, 2". Simply press the key and the tool will be activated.

 
From the Command Line: Type "rectangle_center_corner" into the command line, at the top of the Notification Window, and press the Enter/Return key.

 

1. Click on the drawing to specify the start point, the center, of the rectangle.

2.  Move the mouse and click to specify the end point, the corner of the rectangle that will denote its size.

 

Reset:

After working through the necessary steps the rectangle is added to the drawing. The tool has now reset and you can either continue with other tools or drawn another rectangle.
Using reset (Space Bar) at any time while using this tool cancels all previous steps and restarts the tool.

 

To draw a rectangle from user keyboard data open the Tool Tab in the property tree.

ssRectangleCenCorToolProperties

 

1.  Type the center point coordinates into the "Start Point" 3D Point Property Field found on the Tool Property Tree and press Enter to accept. This will position the center of the rectangle.

2.  Type the a corner point's coordinates into the "End Point" field and press Enter to accept. This will place a corner of the rectangle, denoting size.

 

Reset:

After working through the necessary steps the rectangle is added to the drawing. The tool has now reset and you can either continue with other tools or drawn another rectangle.
Using reset (Space Bar) at any time while using this tool cancels all previous steps and restarts the tool.

 

mouse_20 Right Click: Brings up a Context Menu containing options for this tool.Use Polyline: Instead of using lines, use a polyline, to draw the rectangle.

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

keyboard_20 Space: Resets this tool.

 

 

 

Also See:

Grid

Grid Snaps

Entity Snaps

Notification Bar

Flyout Toolbar