Rectangles

Applies To:

All product levels

Related Settings:

Draw Rectangle

Menu: Tools>Rectangle

Default Keyboard Shortcut: DR

The rectangle is defined by InsertionPoint, Rotation, Width and Height.

A rectangle is a collection of Polylines and may be exploded.

Draw a rectangle defined by upper left, then lower right coordinates.

After you start the command, follow the command line prompts for picking each point that defines the object. As you draw, you can:

Finish the Rectangle: Right-click or press <enter>.

To modify the appearance of the rectangle upon completion of the command, you can highlight the new rectangle and manipulate any of its grips.

Rectangle Properties

Property	Style/Value Range	Description
Area	Read Only	Displays the area of the rectangle.
InsertionPoint	Direct Entry / Coord	The insertion point vertex of the rectangle.
Hatch Block	Direct Entry / Path	Path to block file to use as hatch for filled entities.
Fill Block Scale	Direct Entry / Double	Scale value. Used when the Fill Mode is set to 11-HatchBlock and the Hatch Block property is not null.
Fill Background Color	Dialog / 0-255	Sets the background color for filled entities.
Fill Color	Dialog / 0-255	Sets the color for filled entities.
Fill Mode	Dropdown / Enum	Sets the hatch type for filled entities.