Regular Polygon > Inner Radius - Center (Draw Menu)

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This command draws a polyeder. A polyeder is a regular polygon whose corner points all lie on an imaginary circle. A polyeder is, as a result, a closed sequence of joined lines.

 

The polyeder is calculated by entering the desired inner radius and center of the imaginary circle on which all the corners lie. The inner radius gives the radius of the largest circle which lies within the polyeder and touches its side.

 

The inner radius is exactly half of the usual width for six-sided screw heads. If the plan view of a six-sided screw with an 8 mm width is to be drawn, 4 mm should be entered as the inner radius.

 

1.Enter number of sides and inner radius

After choosing the command a dialog appears in which the number of sides and inner radius for the polyeder can be entered. A number of sides between 3 and 99 can be entered.

 

2.Enter center point

The center point of the imaginary circle can be entered by clicking the mouse button anywhere in the drawing.

 

3.Enter angle

After specifying the imaginary circle, the polyeder can be rotated. To do this, enter the angle (measured from the center of the circle) at which the first corner of the polyeder should lie. The angle can be entered by clicking the mouse at any point in the drawing. The position of this point relative to the center determines the angle.

 

A polyeder is stored internally as a surface. It can be manipulated with the same commands as a surface.

 

The surface is assigned to the current layer. It also contains a reference to the current pen.

 

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