Curve: Create Regular Polygon(Wire) 2D
Function
Create Regular Polygons of the wire type. It is only applicable on the Work Plane.
Call
Geometry > Curve > Create on WP > Regular Polygon(Wire)
<Polygon>
N(Side)
Enter
the number of sides and then press the Apply button or Enter key to begin
creating a Polygon.
Location
Enter
the coordinates of the locations. The coordinates
are expressed in different forms noted below.
Create
a circle, which encompasses the polygon. Specify
the coordinates of the center [(ABS x, y)] and a point [(ABS x, y), (REL
dx, dy), (Length, Angle)] defining the radius of the circle. An
apex of the Polygon will be located at the second point entered.
Create
a circle, which is within the Polygon and tangent to the sides of the
Polygon. Specify the coordinates of the center
[(ABS x, y)] and a point [(ABS x, y), (REL dx, dy), (Length, Angle)] defining
the radius of the circle. The circle will be tangent
to one of the sides of the Polygon at the second point entered.
Create
a Polygon by specifying the number of sides, the length [(Length)] of
a side, the center coordinates [(ABS x, y)] of the Polygon and the angle
defining the orientation of one apex of the Polygon from the X-axis of
the Work Plane coordinate system.
<Methods of Entering Coordinates>
ABS x, y
Enter
2-D coordinates for an absolute location on the Work Plane.
REL dx, dy
Enter
a relative distance from the last point entered in the 2D coordinates
of the Work Plane.
Length, Angle
Enter
a relative distance from the last point entered and the rotational Angle
(counterclockwise +) from the + X-direction on the Work Plane.
Angle
Enter the rotational Angle (counterclockwise +) from the + X-direction on the Work Plane.
When we enter coordinates using the mouse, the coordinates are automatically entered by a left-click on the desired point, without having to press the Apply button. However, when coordinates are typed in, either the Enter key or the Apply button needs to be pressed.
Make Face
Create a Face for a Polygon using Plane Patch. This operation will not create a Polygon of the wire type.
Notes
When 3-D coordinates are selected in 3-D space using Snap, the program will automatically project the point into 2-D coordinates of the Work Plane.
