The Rectangle tool creates a rectangular shaped curve in the plane or parallel to the plane of the current UCS.
- Select Construct tab > Curves panel > Other Methods > Rectangle to display the Rectangle dialog in one of these ways:
- Optionally enter a curve name in the Name field, or leave the default name.
- Select from:
- Use corner, width, and height — Select this option to create the rectangle based on a corner point.
- Use center, width, and height — Select this option to create the rectangle based on a center point.
- Depending on the method option selected, enter the coordinates or click the
Pick Point
button and select a point in the graphics window to set the location of the Corner point or Center point.
- Optionally enter a Corner Radius to give the rectangle round corners.
- Optionally enter an Angle in degrees to rotate the rectangle counter-clockwise from the X axis.
- Optionally enter an Elevation amount, if you want the curve to be on a plane parallel to the current UCS plane.
- Optionally select Create as arcs and lines, to convert the curve into arcs and lines.
- Optionally click the Preview button to see the results of the current settings in the Graphics window.
- Click OK.