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In this segment of tutorial exercise you will have an oppurtunity to learn how to draw a polygon.
1) Select polygon icon as shown in Figure 1 or from Draw drop down menu as shown in
Figure 2 or you can type "polygon" in the command prompt as shown in Figure 3
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Figure 1.
Figure 2.
Figure 3.
2) Now you are asked to specify number of sides to the polygon that you wish to have as shown in
Figure 4 and press enter in the keyboard. I have entered five sides as shown in the figure.
Figure 4.
3) Now you are asked to specify center of the polygon, just click any where in the model space as shown in
Figure 5.
Figure 5.
4) Now you are asked to specify option, I have selected "Inscribed in circle" option as shown in
Figure 6.
Figure 6.
5) Now you are asked to specify radius of the circle inside which the polygon will be created as shown in Figure 7 enter seven as the radius press enter in the keyboard to finish the polygon command.
The resultant polygon would be as in Figure 8.
