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RECTANG - Rectangle

Draw a rectangle from corner to corner or from the center, with typed width and height.

What it does

RECTANG draws a rectangle as a single closed object.

Where to find it

  • Ribbon: Draw › Draw › Rectangle (submenu: Rectangle - Corner, Rectangle - Center, Revision Cloud, 2D Solid, Wipeout)
  • Command line: RECTANG (Alias REC, RECTANGLE)

Steps (Corner)

  1. Type REC and press Enter.
  2. Click the first corner.
  3. Move the mouse. The Smart Input box shows W and H. Click the opposite corner, or type the width, press Tab, type the height, and press Enter.

RECTANG corner to corner, showing W and H
RECTANG corner to corner, showing W and H

Steps (Center)

  1. Choose Rectangle ▾ › Rectangle - Center.
  2. RECTANG-CENTER: specify the center Click the center point.
  3. RECTANG-CENTER: specify a corner Click a corner.

Rectangle - Center, specifying the corner
Rectangle - Center, specifying the corner

Option Meaning
Rectangle - Corner First corner → opposite corner
Rectangle - Center Center point → corner (symmetric)

Try it: A row of four parking bays

Four standard 2.5 x 5 m parking bays in front of a building, with a 6 m drive aisle. Good practice for typing W/H in Smart Input.

  1. Type REC, Enter, 0,0, Enter, then 2500 Tab 5000 Enter.
  2. Bays 2-4: REC at 2500,0, 5000,0 and 7500,0, each 2500 Tab 5000.
  3. Aisle edge: L 0,11000 Enter @10000,0 Enter, then Esc. The aisle between the back of the bays and this line is 6 m wide.
  4. Number the bays with TEXT at a height of 500.

Four 2.5 x 5 m parking bays and a 6 m aisle
Four 2.5 x 5 m parking bays and a 6 m aisle

Challenge: Make the last bay an accessible bay 3600 wide and see how much longer the row gets.

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