DRAW User Guide
Add and Modify Drawing Objects : Add Drawing Objects : Draw Clouds and Outlines
Draw Clouds and Outlines
Draw Clouds
To draw a cloud, on the Draw tab, in the Draw group, click Cloud, select Cloud from the drop-down list.
Alternatively, on the Home tab, in the Draw group, click Cloud, select Cloud from the drop-down list.
The user is prompted to Specify the first vertex or <Default>
Input values in the dimension fields and press Enter or click to identify the first point of the cloud.
The user is then prompted to Specify the next vertex or <Finish>
Input values in the dimension fields and press Enter or click to identify the next point of the cloud. An arc is drawn between the first and second points.
The user is then prompted to Specify the next vertex or <Close>
Input values in the dimension fields and press Enter or click to identify the next point of the cloud. An arc is drawn between the specified points.
The prompt is repeated, allowing the user to create multiple arcs. The first point of a new arc is positioned at the same point as the second point of the previous arc.
Input F at the prompt and press Enter to end the command.
Throughout the cloud creation process the user can press ESC to cancel the command. Additional functionality is also available.
cuBic
Press the down arrow key and select cuBic to draw an outline that consists of polynomial curves.
Close
Press the down arrow key and select Close to link the two endpoints of the cloud together with an automatically drawn arc and end the command.
Default
Press the down arrow key and select Default to draw an outline. Refer to Draw Outlines for further information.
Finish
Press the down arrow key and select Finish to end the command.
Undo
Press the down arrow key and select Undo to undo the last action.
The new NOTE element displays in the Draw Explorer containing an OUTL element. The OUTL element contains VRTX elements that represents each vertex of the cloud.
Draw Outlines
By default, the vertexes of an outline consist of a mixture of straight lines and arcs. However, outlines can also be drawn which consist of polynomial curves.
To draw an outline, on the Draw tab, in the Draw group, click Cloud, select Outline from the drop-down list.
Alternatively, on the Home tab, in the Draw group, click Cloud, select Outline from the drop-down list.
The user is prompted to Specify the first vertex or <clOud>
Input values in the dimension fields and press Enter or click to identify the first point of the outline.
The user is then prompted to Specify the next vertex or <Finish>
Input values in the dimension and angle fields and press Enter or click to identify the next point of the outline. A vertex is drawn between the first and second points.
The user is again prompted to Specify the next vertex or <Finish>
Input values in the dimension and angle fields and press Enter or click to identify the next point of the outline. A vertex is drawn between the specified points.
The user is then prompted to Specify the next vertex or <Close>
Input values in the dimension and angle fields and press Enter or click to identify the next point of the outline. A vertex is drawn between the specified points.
The prompt is repeated, allowing the user to create multiple outlines. The first point of a new outline is positioned at the same point as the second point of the previous outline.
Input F at the prompt and press Enter to end the command.
Throughout the outline creation process the user can press ESC to cancel the command. Additional functionality is also available.
Arc
Press the down arrow key and select Arc to draw an arc.
cuBic
Press the down arrow key and select cuBic to draw an outline that consists of polynomial curves.
Close
Press the down arrow key and select Close to link the two endpoints of the outline together with an automatically drawn line and end the command.
Finish
Press the down arrow key and select Finish to end the command.
Line
Press the down arrow key and select Line to draw a line.
clOud
Press the down arrow key and select clOud to draw a cloud. Refer to Draw Clouds for further information.
Undo
Press the down arrow key and select Undo to undo the last action.
The new NOTE element displays in the Draw Explorer containing an OUTL element. The OUTL element contains VRTX elements that represents each vertex of the outline.
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