Constructing Rectangles

You can draw Rectangles with any size or orientation in the plane with square, filleted, or chamfered corners.

To construct rectangles:

1. Click Draw > Rectangle (or type Rectangle).
2. Click the graphics area to define the start point of the rectangle or specify an option:
• Chamfer: Lets you specify the chamfer distances for each corner.
• Elevation: Lets you specify the elevation of the rectangle in 3D.
• Fillet: Lets you specify the fillet radius for each corner.
• Thickness: Lets you specify the thickness of the rectangle walls in 3D.
• Line width: Lets you specify the 2D line width of the rectangle walls.
3. Click in the graphics area to select the opposite corner of the rectangle or specify an option:
• Area: Defines the rectangle by the area and the length or width. (Chamfering or filleting of corners is incorporated into rectangle area calculations.)
• Dimensions: Defines the rectangle by length and width.
• Rotation: Rotates the length side of the rectangle by a specified angle before specifying the opposite corner.

Regular rectangle:

Rectangle with Chamfer option:

Rectangle with Fillet option:

Access

Command: Rectangle

Menu: Draw > Rectangle