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Sketching a Circumscribed Polygon

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    1. Select a tool that allows for a circumscribed polygon.

      For example, click Annotate tabDetail panel(Detail Line).

      For a circumscribed polygon, the radius of the circle is measured to a side of the polygon.

    2. Click Modify | Place Lines tab (or respective Modify | Place <Element> tab or Modify | Create <Element> tab)Draw panel (Circumscribed Polygon).
    3. On the Options Bar:
      1. Enter the number of sides for the polygon.
      2. Optionally, for Offset, specify a value.
      3. Optionally, select Radius and specify a value.
        NoteIf you specify a radius, the Offset option is overridden.
    4. Click in the drawing area to specify the start point.
    5. If you have not already specified a radius, move the cursor and click to complete the circumscribed polygon.
      NoteYou can also use listening dimensions to enter a value for the radius. After you click in the drawing area to place the circumscribed polygon, type the value of the radius and press Enter.