Regular Polygon (2D)

General

• Add a regular polygon, the shape of which is determined by the number of sides, the length of a side, and the diameter.
• If the 2d constraint manager is selected in the user preferences, the program adds dimension constraints to the polygon.

  

Add a regular polygon

1. Select Drawing | Lines | Smart > N-gon.
2. The program opens the dialog box N-gon.
3. Enter the dimensions of the regular polygon in the dialog box.

   

   • Enter the number of sides.
   • Enter the length of a side or the diameter. The program calculates the other value.
     • The diameter value is the diameter of an imaginary circle drawn around the polygon.
4. Select OK.
5. Select the line properties, if necessary.

   Line Properties

6. Click a corner point (1).
7. Click the direction of the side (2).
   • If necessary, lock the direction horizontally or vertically with the U or I keys or use the X or Y direction lock enabled by the cursor.
   • You can lock the first line of the polygon parallel to a reference line with the E key and perpendicular to a reference line with the T key.