Constructing Rectangles

You can draw Rectangles with any size or orientation in the plane with square, filleted, or chamfered corners.

The Rectangle command provides the following options:

• Corner. Creates a rectangle by specifying two opposite corner points.
• 3 Point Corner. Creates a rectangle by specifying three points.
• 3 Point Center. Creates a rectangle by specifying the center of the rectangle, the mid-point of a side and a corner.
• Center. Creates a rectangle by specifying the center of the rectangle and a corner.
• Parallelogram. Creates a parallelogram by specifying three corner points.

Note: You cannot create parallelograms with chamfered or filleted corners.

To construct a rectangle from two opposite corner points:

1. Click Draw > Rectangle (or type Rectangle).
2. Do one of the following:
   • On the menu, click Draw > Rectangle > Corner.
   • Type Rectangle then specify the Corner option.
   • On the toolbar, click Rectangle > Corner.
3. In the graphics area, specify the start point of the rectangle or specify an option:
   • Chamfer. Lets you specify the chamfer distances for each corner.
   • Elevation. Lets you specify the elevation of the rectangle in 3D.
   • Fillet. Lets you specify the fillet radius for each corner.
   • Thickness. Lets you specify the thickness of the rectangle walls in 3D.
   • Line width. Lets you specify the 2D line width of the rectangle walls.
4. In the graphics area, specify the opposite corner of the rectangle or specify an option:
   • Area. Defines the rectangle by the area and the length or width. (Chamfering or filleting of corners is incorporated into rectangle area calculations.)
   • Dimensions. Defines the rectangle by length and width.
   • Rotation. Rotates the length side of the rectangle by a specified angle before specifying the opposite corner.

To specify rectangle options:

1. Type Rectangle at the command prompt.
2. Specify an option:
   • Chamfer. Lets you specify the chamfer distances for each corner.
   • Elevation. Lets you specify the elevation of the rectangle in 3D.
   • Fillet. Lets you specify the fillet radius for each corner.
   • Thickness. Lets you specify the thickness of the rectangle walls in 3D.
   • Line width. Lets you specify the 2D line width of the rectangle walls.

   Note: The specified options remain active until you will specify other options.

3. Press Enter.
4. Repeat step 2 and 3 as necessary to set the options.
5. Press Esc to exit the command or specify an option to draw a rectangle.

To construct a rectangle from three points:

1. Click Draw > Rectangle > 3 Point Corner (or type Rectangle then specify the 3Corner option).
2. Do one of the following:
   • On the menu, click Draw > Rectangle > 3 Point Corner.
   • Type Rectangle then specify the 3Corner option.
   • On the toolbar, click Rectangle > 3 Point Corner.
3. In the graphics area, specify:
   1. First corner point.
   2. Second corner point to define the first side of the rectangle.
   3. Third point.

To construct a rectangle from the center, mid-point, and a corner point:

1. Click Draw > Rectangle > 3 Point Center (or type Rectangle then specify the 3Point center option).
2. Do one of the following:
   • On the menu, click Draw > Rectangle > 3 Point Center.
   • Type Rectangle then specify the 3Point center option.
   • On the toolbar, click Rectangle > 3 Point Center.
3. In the graphics area, specify:
   1. Center point of the rectangle.
   2. The mid-point of a side.
   3. A corner point.

To construct a rectangle from the center point:

1. Click Draw > Rectangle > Center (or type Rectangle then specify the Center option).
2. Do one of the following:
   • On the menu, click Draw > Rectangle > Center.
   • Type Rectangle then specify the Center option.
   • On the toolbar, click Rectangle > Center.
3. In the graphics area, specify:
   1. Center point of the rectangle.
   2. A corner of the rectangle.

To construct a parallelogram:

Note: You cannot create parallelograms with chamfered or filleted corners.

1. Click Draw > Rectangle > Parallelogram (or type Rectangle then specify the Parallelogram option).
2. Do one of the following:
   • On the menu, click Draw > Rectangle > Parallelogram.
   • Type Rectangle then specify the Parallelogram option.
   • On the toolbar, click Rectangle > Parallelogram.
3. In the graphics area, specify:
   1. First corner of the parallelogram.
   2. Second point to define the first side of the parallelogram.
   3. Specify the third point of the parallelogram.

Regular rectangle:

Rectangle with Chamfer option:

Rectangle with Fillet option:

Access

Command: Rectangle

Menu: Draw > Rectangle