Draw Orthogonal Polygon

Function Description

Orthogonal polygon is a type of polygon widely used in house planning and design. It is commonly used to represent regular houses or models with orthogonal structures.

Function Entry

  • Edit Data Tab -> Object Drawing Group -> Orthogonal Polygon.

Instructions

Draw an Orthogonal Polygon

  1. In the Edit Data tab's Object Drawing group, click the Orthogonal Polygon drop-down button, select the Orthogonal Polygon button from the drop-down menu, and the orthogonal polygon cursor appears.
  2. Move the mouse to the map. As the mouse moves, the following parameter input box will display the current mouse position coordinates in real time. Enter the start point coordinates of the first edge of the orthogonal polygon in the parameter input box (you can switch between the two parameter input boxes by pressing the Tab key) and press Enter to confirm the starting position of the orthogonal polygon.
  3. Move the mouse. As the mouse moves, the map will display in real time the length of the line between the mouse position and the start point, as well as the angle between it and the positive X-axis (you can switch between the two parameter input boxes by pressing the Tab key). Enter the length and angle values in the parameter input box, press Enter, and complete the drawing of the first edge of the orthogonal polygon.
  4. At this point, moving the mouse will display a blue line orthogonal to the first edge. You can move in the direction orthogonal to the first edge (90 or 270 degrees), enter the length of the second edge in the parameter input box, and press Enter to execute the input and complete the second edge of the orthogonal polygon. Enter a positive value to draw perpendicularly to the left of the previous edge, and a negative value to draw perpendicularly to the right.
    Note:

    At this point, right-clicking to end the drawing will result in a rectangle.

  5. Continue drawing the next edge of the orthogonal polygon in the same way.
  6. Right-click to end the current drawing operation.

Draw a New Orthogonal Polygon

  1. In the Edit Data tab's Object Drawing group, click the Orthogonal Polygon drop-down button, select New Orthogonal Polygon from the drop-down menu, and the orthogonal polygon cursor appears.
  2. Move the mouse to the map. As the mouse moves, the following parameter input box will display the current mouse position coordinates in real time. Enter the start point coordinates of the first edge of the orthogonal polygon in the parameter input box (you can switch between the two parameter input boxes by pressing the Tab key) and press Enter to confirm the starting position of the orthogonal polygon.
  3. Move the mouse. As the mouse moves, the map will display in real time the length from the mouse to the start point and the angle with the X-axis. You can left-click or press the Tab key to switch between the two parameter input boxes, enter the length and angle, and complete the endpoint of the first edge.
  4. Move the mouse. As the mouse moves, the map will draw a temporary orthogonal rectangle and display in real time the length from the mouse position to the first edge. Enter the length value in the parameter input box and press Enter to complete the drawing of the temporary orthogonal rectangle.
  5. Move the mouse to a new position and left-click or enter coordinate values to determine the first edge position of the next temporary rectangle. After moving the mouse, left-click or enter coordinate values to determine the other corner point of the diagonal of this temporary rectangle. The application will automatically connect the original temporary rectangle with the new mouse position to form a temporary orthogonal polygon.
  6. If you right-click at this point, an orthogonal polygon is generated. To draw a more complex orthogonal polygon, repeat the previous step.

Note:

Both the Orthogonal Polygon and New Orthogonal Polygon commands can complete the drawing of an orthogonal polygon. They differ only in the drawing method. The orthogonal polygon command requires entering the side lengths of the rectangle multiple times during the drawing process, while the new orthogonal polygon command requires entering the coordinate values of one corner point of the rectangle's diagonal.