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84 ■ Chapter 2: Creating Basic Drawings
Rectangle Command
Use the Rectangle command to create rectangular objects. A single polyline object is created with
this command. The simplest method for creating a rectangle is to specify the first corner, then the
opposite corner. Other options for creating the rectangle include the Area, Dimension, and Rotation
options.
This illustration shows a rectangle with the point used to create it specified.
Command Access
Rectangle
Command Line: RECTANGLE, REC
Menu Bar: Draw > Rectangle
Ribbon: Home tab > Draw panel > Rectangle
- Learning A utoCAD 1
- 2010, Volume 1 1
- Trademarks 2
- Disclaimer 2
- Contents 3
- Contents 4
- ■ v 5
- Acknowledgements 7
- Acknowledgements 8
- Introduction 9
- Prerequisites 10
- Using This Guide 10
- Completing the Exercises 11
- Settings for the Exercises 12
- Notes, Tips, and Warnings 13
- Introduction 14
- Taking the AutoCAD Tour 15
- Setting the Workspace 17
- ■ 5 19
- Keyboard Input 21
- User Interface Layout 22
- ■ 9 23
- Add or Remove Tabs 24
- ■ 11 25
- Panel Visibility 26
- Panel Tools Visibility 26
- ■ 13 27
- About Shortcut Menus 28
- ■ 15 29
- ■ User's Guide 31
- ■ Command Reference 31
- ■ New Features Workshop 31
- Communication Center Options 32
- Command Window 33
- Command Sequence 34
- ■ 21 35
- Lesson: Working with Files 36
- Open File Dialog Box 37
- Select Template Dialog Box 38
- Save Drawing As Dialog Box 39
- Lesson: Displaying Objects 40
- Display Tools 41
- Zoom Realtime 44
- ■ 31 45
- Zoom Command Options 46
- ■ 33 47
- Wheel Mouse Features 48
- ■ 37 51
- Exercise: Hands-On Tour 52
- ■ 39 53
- Creating Basic Drawings 57
- Lesson: Inputting Data 59
- About the Command Line 60
- About the Coordinate System 61
- Entering Coordinates 63
- About Dynamic Input 64
- ■ 51 65
- Dynamic Input Options 66
- ■ 55 69
- ■ 57 71
- Using Direct Distance Entry 72
- ■ 59 73
- ■ 61 75
- Exercise: Input Data 76
- ■ 63 77
- Line Command 80
- Line Command Guidelines 81
- Circle Command 83
- Circle Command Options 84
- Circle Command Guidelines 85
- Arc Command 87
- ■ 75 89
- Erase Command 90
- ■ 77 91
- ■ Enter OOPS and press ENTER 92
- Undo and Redo Commands 93
- Undo and Redo Guidelines 95
- ■ 83 97
- Rectangle Command 98
- Rectangle Command Guidelines 99
- Polygon Command 101
- Command Options 102
- Polygon Command Guidelines 102
- ■ 89 103
- Completing the Exercise 105
- ■ 93 107
- ■ Enter 50. Press ENTER 108
- ■ 95 109
- ■ 97 111
- Lesson: Using Object Snaps 112
- About Object Snap 113
- Object Snaps 114
- Object Snap Settings 115
- Object Snap Override 117
- Object Snap Modes 118
- ■ 105 119
- ■ 107 121
- Using Object Snap 122
- ■ 109 123
- ■ 111 125
- ■ 113 127
- Exercise: Use Object Snaps 128
- ■ 115 129
- Objectives 131
- Command Access 132
- ■ 119 133
- ■ 121 135
- Grid and Snap 137
- Ortho Mode 138
- ■ 127 141
- About Object Snap Tracking 143
- Using Object Snap Tracking 144
- ■ 133 147
- ■ 135 149
- ■ 137 151
- Lesson: Working with Units 153
- About Units 154
- Setting Units 155
- Drawing Units Dialog Box 156
- Guidelines for Setting Units 157
- ■ 147 161
- ■ 149 163
- Metric Units 165
- Imperial Units 166
- ■ 153 167
- ■ 155 169
- Chapter Summary 170
- Manipulating Objects 171
- Implied Window Selection 173
- Implied Crossing Selection 174
- Object Selection with Grips 175
- Using Hover Grips 176
- Using Selected Grips 176
- Display Grip Editing Options 176
- Guidelines for Grip Editing 177
- Select Objects Options 178
- ■ 165 179
- ■ 167 181
- Selecting with a Fence 182
- ■ 169 183
- Selecting with the All Option 184
- ■ 171 185
- Exercise: Select Objects 187
- ■ 175 189
- Moving Objects 191
- Guidelines 193
- ■ 181 195
- Exercise: Move Objects 196
- ■ 183 197
- ■ 185 199
- ■ 187 201
- Lesson: Objects 202
- Copying Objects 203
- ■ 193 207
- Exercise: Copy Objects 208
- ■ 195 209
- Lesson: Position 210
- Rotating Objects 211
- Procedure: Rotating Objects 212
- ■ 201 215
- Exercise: Rotate Objects 216
- ■ 203 217
- Mirroring Objects 220
- Procedure: Mirroring Objects 221
- Procedure: Mirroring Text 222
- ■ 209 223
- ■ 211 225
- ■ 213 227
- Creating an Array of Objects 229
- Array Dialog Box: Polar Array 231
- ■ 219 233
- ■ 221 235
- (Metric Units) 237
- (Imperial Units) 239
- ■ 227 241
- Scaling Objects 243
- Procedure: Scaling Objects 244
- ■ 231 245
- ■ 233 247
- ■ 235 249
- Challenge Exercise: Grips 250
- ■ 237 251
- ■ 239 253
- ■ 241 255
- ■ 247 261
- ■ 249 263
- Commands 267
- Lesson: Using Layers 269
- A Typical Layer Configuration 271
- Default Layer 272
- Layer Tools 273
- Layers Panel 274
- ■ 261 275
- Layer Status 277
- ■ 265 279
- Layer Tools Key Points 280
- ■ 267 281
- Exercise: Work with Layers 282
- ■ 269 283
- ■ 271 285
- About Object Properties 288
- Object Properties - Line 289
- ByLayer Property 291
- ByLayer 292
- Changing Object Properties 293
- ■ 281 295
- ■ 283 297
- Change Properties Guidelines 299
- ■ 287 301
- ■ 289 303
- Lesson: Quick Properties 305
- About Quick Properties 306
- Quick Properties Settings 307
- Location Modes 307
- Using Quick Properties 308
- Property Settings Dialog Box 313
- ■ 301 315
- ■ 303 317
- ■ 305 319
- Using the Properties Palette 321
- ■ 309 323
- ■ 311 325
- Lesson: Using Linetypes 327
- About Linetypes 328
- Linetype Key Points 329
- About the Linetype Manager 331
- Loading Linetypes 332
- Controlling Linetype Scale 332
- Properties Palette 333
- ■ 321 335
- ■ 323 337
- Exercise: Use Linetypes 338
- ■ 325 339
- ■ 327 341
- ■ 329 343
- ■ 331 345
- About Measuring 347
- Using Measure Tools 348
- Measure Command Options 350
- Process: Measuring Distance 351
- Process: Measuring Radius 352
- Procedure: Measuring an Angle 353
- Process: Measuring Area 354
- ■ 343 357
- Obtaining Object Information 358
- ■ 345 359
- Answers to Exercise Questions 363
- Exercise: Measure Objects 364
- ■ 351 365
- ■ 353 367
- ■ 357 371
- Altering Objects 373
- Lesson: Defined Boundaries 374
- ■ 361 375
- Procedure: Trimming Objects 377
- Procedure: Extending Objects 378
- ■ 365 379
- Extended Edge Mode 380
- ■ 367 381
- ■ 369 383
- ■ 371 385
- ■ Start the Erase command 386
- Offsetting Objects 388
- ■ 377 391
- ■ 379 393
- ■ 383 397
- Lesson: Joining Objects 399
- Joining Objects 400
- Join Command Example 401
- ■ 389 403
- Exercise: Join Objects 405
- ■ Zoom in to the table 406
- ■ Start the Join command 406
- Breaking Objects 408
- ■ 397 411
- ■ 399 413
- Exercise: Break Objects 415
- ■ 403 417
- Creating Fillets 419
- Key Points 422
- ■ 409 423
- ■ 411 425
- Lesson: Two Objects 427
- Creating Chamfers 428
- Using Chamfer Options 429
- Procedure: Creating Chamfers 430
- Chamfer Guidelines 430
- ■ 417 431
- ■ 421 435
- Stretching Objects 437
- Procedure: Stretching Objects 438
- Stretch Guidelines 439
- ■ 427 441
- ■ Click a corner endpoint 442
- Exercise: Stretch Objects 443
- ■ 431 445
- ■ Start the Stretch command 446
- ■ Press ENTER 446
- ■ Enter 1200. Press ENTER 446
- ■ 435 449
- ■ 437 451
- ■ 441 455
- ■ 443 457
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