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4- Circle Command
Tool bar
Menu bar draw circle
Command window c
Command Sequence
Command:CIRCLE
Specify center point for circle or [3P/2P/Ttr (tan tan radius)]: (pick P1)
Specify radius of circle or [Diameter] <50.0195>:
(pick P2 or enter the exact radius)

Six ways to draw a circle

Table(1-1) methods to draw a circle

Option

Description

Center radius

This is the default. Specify the center and

then the radius. You can type the radius as a
distance or pick a point on the circumference.

Center diameter

2p

3p

Specify the center. Type d and type the

length of the diameter or pick a point to
specify the diameter.
2P stands for 2 point. Type 2p . Specify one
point on the circumference, and then an
opposite point on the circumference. These
two points define the diameter of the circle.
3P stands for 3 point. Type 3p . Specify
three points on the circumference.

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Tangent, tangent , radius

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Type t or ttr . AutoCAD prompts Specify

point on object for first tangent of circle: and
provides an aperture to let you pick a point.
Then AutoCAD prompts Specify point on
object for second tangent of circle: and you
pick a second point.
These points can be any points on the
object(s) you want your circle to be tangent
to. Finally, type a radius

5- Arc command :
Tool bar
Menu bar draw arc
Command window A

Command Sequence
Command: ARC
Specify start point of arc or [Center]: (pick P1)
Specify second point of arc or [Center/End]: (pick P2)
Specify end point of arc: (pick P3)
Arcs have many options , Figure (1-11) shows the parts of an arc that you can use
to draw an arc. Refer to these parts as you read through the arc options.

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Figure(1-11) the parts of an arc

Figure(1-12) the arc command options

6- The Polyline Command

Toolbar
Menu bar
Command window

Draw Polyline
PL

The Polyline or Pline command is similar to the line command except that the
resulting object may be composed of a number of segments which form a single
object. Follow the command sequence below to see how this works.

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Command Sequence
Command: PLINE
Specify start point: (pick P1)
Current line-width is 0.0000
Specify next point or [Arc/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width]: (pick P2)
Specify next point or [Arc/Close/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width]: (pick P3)
Specify next point or [Arc/Close/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width]: (pick P4)
Specify next point or [Arc/Close/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width]: (pick P5)
Specify next point or
[Arc/Close/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width]: (or C to close)