Posted by
ClaudeQC on
Oct 14, 2012; 3:04pm
URL: https://forum.librecad.org/how-to-create-closed-polygons-tp5707144p5707145.html
On 2012-10-14 09:48, Jopeto [via LibreCAD] wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
Hello Jopeto,
>
> I recently switched from AutoCAD to LibreCAD and since I was quite a
> basic user, the transition was very smooth. I just have a few
> questions:
>
> 1. In AutoCAD when drawing a rectangle, the resulting rectangle is a
> closed polygon, however in LibreCAD it appears that the drawn
> rectangle
> is just a collection of 4 line segments. Is there a way to make sure
> that the resulting rectangle is closed? (I guess having a closed
> polygon
> is different from grouping all the line segments together)
>
> 2. In AutoCAD there is a feature, where if you select and object and
> then right-click and choose properties from the pop-up menu, you can
> edit the location of the vertices. I guess the equivalent in LibreCAD
> is
> chosing Modify->Edit Entry Geometry. However if I do that for a
> rectangle, it doesn't change the vertex of the rectangle, but just
> lengthens or shortens one of the line segments. I guess that goes
> back
> to my first question.
>
- As you may already noticed, LibreCAD do not support "Rectangle"
entity, but just drawing rectangle using lines.
This can be easily seen, when selecting "Draw" menu.
i.e.: There is no "Draw"->"Rectangle",
but just "Draw"->"Line"->"Rectangle".
- I see 2 alternatives to have something that behave more like
a "Rectangle" entity:
1) Draw a rectangle using a "Polyline" entity.
2) Draw a rectangle using "Line" entity
("Draw"->"Line"->"Rectangle"); then
create a "Block" using the 4 resulting lines.
Remark:
- If you want "Rectangle" entity supported by LibreCAD,
you can fill a feature request here:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=342582&atid=1433847Hope it help,
Claude