User Guide
User Guide
User Guide

Place Regular Polygon

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Used to place a regular polygon — a shape with 3-4999 equal length sides and equal angles at each vertex. For example, a square is a four-sided regular polygon.

Tool SettingEffect
Method

Sets how a polygon is positioned in the design.

  • Inscribed
    • — Polygon is inscribed in an imaginary circle. If the Radius is keyed in, one vertex is placed at center's right.
  • Circumscribed
    • — Polygon is circumscribed in an imaginary circle. If the Radius is keyed in, the midpoint of one side is placed at center's right.
  • By Edge
    • — One edge is defined graphically.
Edges

Sets the number of edges (3-4999).

Radius

If a non-zero value is keyed in, determines the inscribing or circumscribing circle's radius.

If zero, the radius is defined with a data point.

Area

Active Area — Solid or Hole.

Fill Type

Active Fill Type — None (no fill), Opaque (filled with Active Color), or Outlined (filled with Fill Color).

Fill Color

Sets the color with which the polygon is filled.

  • If Fill Type is Opaque, the Active Color.

  • If Fill Type is Outlined, the fill color can be different from the Active Color.

To place a regular polygon with the radius keyed in
  1. Select the Place Regular Polygon tool.

  2. In the tool settings window's Radius field, key in a non-zero value.

  3. Set Method to Inscribed or Circumscribed.

  4. Enter a data point to define the center.

  5. Enter a data point to define the orientation.

  6. (Optional) Repeat steps 4 and 5 to place an additional polygon.

    Place Regular Polygon with Radius keyed in. Method is Inscribed (left), Circumscribed (right).

      

To place a polygon with the radius defined graphically
  1. Select the Place Regular Polygon tool.

  2. In the tool settings window's Radius field, key in 0.

  3. Set Method to Inscribed or Circumscribed.

  4. Enter a data point to define the center.

  5. Enter a data point to define the radius of the imaginary circle, the polygon's rotation, and one vertex (inscribed) or the center of one side (circumscribed).

  6. Return to step 4 to place additional polygons or Reset.

    Place Regular Polygon with the Radius defined by a data point. Method is Inscribed (left), Circumscribed (right).

      

To place a polygon by defining an edge
  1. Select the Place Regular Polygon tool.

  2. In the tool settings window, set Method to By Edge.

  3. Enter a data point to define one vertex.

  4. Enter a data point to define the other vertex of that edge.

    Place Regular Polygon, By Edge.

      

Key-in: PLACE POLYGON ICON


or

Key-in: PLACE POLYGON [INSCRIBED | CIRCUMSCRIBED | EDGE]