2.2.11 Draw polyline mode

Draw polyline mode is a specialized mode to draw polylines. In this mode you can

• Click to start the polyline
• Drag and click to create successive line sections
• Click on the last or first polyline point to complete the creation of the polyline
• Move the cursor out of the drawing plane during a drag, to scroll
• Hold down the shift key to create a horizontal or vertical line section
• Hold down the option key to use fast drags
• Hold down the S key to disable Snaps
• Press Backspace to remove the last polyline point
• Press ESC to cancel the creation of the polyline
• Press the space bar to switch to Reshape mode.

Polyline objects are created on the Current layer and with the Current drawing attributes. A closed polyline object must have at least three vertices, an open polyline at least two.

Programming
Polyline drawing can be customized with CADSetDragPrefs, snaps with CADSetSnapPrefs.

Methods
CADAddPolyLine, CADGetCurrentLayer, CADSetCurrentLayer, CADGetDefaults, CADSetDefaults, CADGetGrid, CADSetGrid, CADGetSnapPrefs, CADSetSnapPrefs, CADGetDragPrefs, CADSetDragPrefs.