Click the Draw | Shape | Polyline command to draw a polyline in the view window. A polyline is a collection of one or more connected line segments. You can choose a line style, color, and arrowheads for the polyline display.
Polylines contain line properties. You can change these properties in the Property Manager.
To draw a polyline:
Click the Draw | Shape | Polyline command to begin drawing a polyline.
In the view window, move the cross hair pointer to the location of the first vertex of the polyline and click the left mouse button.
Move the pointer to the next vertex along the line and click again.
Continue this process until you click the final point for the line.
To end the polyline, double-click on the last point or press ENTER on the keyboard.
Press ESC on the keyboard to end drawing mode.
Click the endpoints of the line to draw a straight line, or click several points to create an irregularly shaped line.
Click the right mouse button to remove the last drawn point. Repeatedly clicking right mouse button removes all points in reverse order.
Click and hold the left mouse button to create a continuous stream of vertices as you drag the mouse.
Press the CTRL key on the keyboard to constrain the points to 45-degree angles.
To cancel drawing a polyline, press the ESC key before ending the polyline.
Edit the selected polyline properties in the Property Manager.
Set line property defaults through the File | Options command.
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