Drawing Quadrilaterals

Feature Description

Rectangles, rounded rectangles, parallelograms, and diamonds are commonly used quadrilaterals. This section details the drawing methods for these shapes.

Feature Entry

  • Features tab -> Feature Drawing group -> Polygon drop-down list -> Rectangle/Parallelogram.

Steps

Drawing Rectangle

  • Drawing a right-angle rectangle by inputting coordinate values
    1. In the Features tab's Feature Drawing group, click the Polygon drop-down button and select Right-angle Rectangle. The cursor will change to a right-angle rectangle shape.
    2. Move the mouse over the map. The parameter input boxes will display real-time coordinate values. Enter coordinate values for one vertex in the input boxes (use Tab to switch between boxes) and press Enter to set the starting position.
    3. Move the mouse and enter coordinate values for the diagonal vertex in the input boxes. Press Enter to complete drawing.
    4. Right-click to cancel the current operation.
  • Drawing rectangle by width and height
    1. In the Features tab's Feature Drawing group, click the Polygon drop-down button and select Right-angle Rectangle (Width, Height). The cursor will change to a rectangle shape.
    2. Move the mouse over the map. Enter coordinate values for one vertex in the input boxes (use Tab to switch) and press Enter.
    3. Move the mouse while observing real-time width/height values. Enter desired dimensions in input boxes and press Enter to complete.
    4. Right-click to cancel the current operation.

Drawing Rounded Rectangle

  1. In the Features tab's Feature Drawing group, click the Polygon drop-down button and select Rounded Rectangle. The cursor will change to a rounded rectangle shape.
  2. Move the mouse over the map. Enter coordinate values for one vertex in the input boxes (use Tab to switch) and press Enter.
  3. Move the mouse while observing real-time width/height values. Enter dimensions in input boxes and press Enter.
  4. Adjust corner radius by moving the mouse. Enter radius value in the input box and press Enter to finish.
    Note:

    A length of 0 or negative value will create a right-angle rectangle. When the radius exceeds half the shorter side length, the corner radius stops changing.

  5. Right-click to cancel the current operation.

    The rounded rectangle drawing process is shown below:

    Input starting point Input width and height Input corner radius Final result

Drawing Parallelogram

  • Drawing parallelogram by inputting coordinates
    1. In the Features tab's Feature Drawing group, click the Polygon drop-down button and select Parallelogram. The cursor will change to a parallelogram shape.
    2. Move the mouse over the map. Enter coordinate values for one vertex (use Tab to switch) and press Enter.
    3. Move the mouse and enter coordinates for the second control point. Press Enter.
    4. Enter coordinates for the third control point and press Enter to complete.
    5. Right-click to cancel the current operation.
  • Drawing parallelogram by length and angle
    1. In the Features tab's Feature Drawing group, click the Polygon drop-down button and select Parallelogram (Length, Angle).
    2. Move the mouse over the map. Enter starting coordinates (use Tab to switch) and press Enter.
    3. Move the mouse while observing length/angle values. Enter values and press Enter.
    4. Enter values for the adjacent side and press Enter to complete.
    5. Right-click to cancel the current operation.

Drawing Diamond

  1. In the Features tab's Feature Drawing group, click the Polygon drop-down button and select Diamond. The cursor will change to a diamond shape.
  2. Move the mouse over the map. Enter starting coordinates (use Tab to switch) and press Enter.
  3. Move the mouse while observing length/angle values. Enter angle value and press Enter to complete.
  4. Right-click to cancel the current operation.