CoCreate OneSpace Designer - Commands Reference Manual

POLYGON terminate action

POLYGON creates a sequence of connected lines, the end point of one line being the start point of the next.

Syntax


---->(POLYGON)----|start posn|----+
                                  |
    +------------<----------------+
    |
    |                      +-------<------+
    |                      |              |
    +---(:POINTS)----------+----|posn|----+--------->---------+---->
    |                                                         |
    +---(:CLOSE)------------------------------------>---------+
    |                                                         |
    +---(:HORIZONTAL)------+----|posn|-------------->---------+
    |                      |                                  |
    |                      +----|offset|------------>---------+
    |                                                         |
    +---(:VERTICAL)--------+----|posn|-------------->---------+
    |                      |                                  |
    |                      +----|offset|------------>---------+
    |                                                         |
    +---(:ANGLE)-----------+----|angle posn|--+-|end posn|-->-+
    |                      |                  |               |
    |                      v                  +-|length|--->--+
    |                      |                                  |
    |                      +----|angle|------------->---------+
    |                                                         |
    |                                                         +------<---------+
    |                                                                          |
    |                    +---------------------<-----------------------+       |
    |                    |                                             |       |
    +-(ANGLE_REFERENCE)--+--|offset angle|--+                          |       |
    |                    |                  |                          |       |
    |                    v  +-------<-------+                          |       |
    |                    |  |                                          ^       ^
    |                    +--+--|ref1 position|----|ref2 position|--+   |       |
    |                                                              v   |       |
    |                                        +--|end position|--+--+   |       |
    |                                        |                  v      |       |
    |                                        +--|length|----<---+      |       |
    |                                        v                         |       |
    |                                        +------------>------------+-------+
    |                                                                          |
    +---(:PARALLEL_TO)----|straight element|----|end posn|----------->---------+
    |                                                                          |
    |                  +------------------------<------------------+           ^
    |                  |                                           |           |
    +-(:PERPENDICULAR)-+--|element and posn|--+--|end position|----+----->-----+
    |                                         |                                ^
    |                                         +--|colinear posn|--|length|-----+
    |                                                                          |
    +---(:TANGENT)----->------|element and posn|------------->-----------------+
    |                                                                          |
    +---(:BACK)----------------------------------------------------------------+

Options

The following options are available to create your polygon.

:POINTS - specifies points for the current line.
:HORIZONTAL - creates a line segment parallel to the u-axis in the active workplane's coordinate system. The distance from the axis is defined by the position of the end point of the previous segment.
:VERTICAL - creates a line segment parallel to the v-axis in the active workplane's coordinate system. The distance from the axis is defined by the position of the end point of the previous segment.
:ANGLE - creates a segment at an angle to the u-axis of the active workplane's coordinate system.
:ANGLE_REFERENCE - creates a segment at an angle to a specified reference line.
:PARALLEL_TO - specifies a reference line the new line will be parallel to. As the start point has already been defined, you must then specify the end point.
:PERPENDICULAR - creates an line, perpendicular to a reference element which can be of any type. If needed and possible, the reference element may be temporarily extended. The new segment will then be perpendicular to the reference element. The end point is defined automatically.
:TANGENT - specifies a point on a curved element. This point is then taken as the approximate tangent point on the curved element. The new line segment is tangential to the curved element. The other end of the segment is specified separately.
:CLOSE - closes the current polygon, by making the start point of the first line, the end point of the current line. A new start point must be specified to create the next polygon.
:BACK - removes the last line segment while still remaining in the polygon command.

When to use

Use this action to quickly create a series of lines, where the end of one line is the start point of the following one.

Example

Enter POLYGON and specify the points to create your lines as follows:

POLYGON 50,100 100,100 150,75 100,50 50,50 :CLOSE