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32 | Chapter 3 AutoSketch Basics
Entities
Entities are the fundamental elements of a drawing. They can be simple (base
entities), such as a single line, arc, circle, or polyline, or they can be groups
of drawing elements (compound entities), such as symbols and dimensions.
Entities can also be other elements in your drawing, such as pictures or
elements from other drawings. Most entities can be edited. You can resize
them and change their properties.
The following table lists the type of entities that you can create in
AutoSketch.
Entity Description
Arc A portion of a circle. You can use an arc to show a rounded wall,
the direction a door swings, and so on.
Circle A curved line with every point equally distant from the center. You
can use a circle to represent a hole, a round object, and so on.
Curve A polyline that is rendered onscreen and on printed output in a
special way. Use curves to create free-form shapes such as curved
sidewalks and car fenders.
Detail view A rectangular area that displays another portion of the drawing
defined by a previously saved view.
Dimension A predefined collection of lines, arcs, markers, and text that display
a measurement in the drawing. The text label is updated
automatically when you stretch or reshape the dimension.
Ellipse A closed symmetrical curve that resembles a flattened circle.
Fill A hidden-line polygon that conforms to the shape of a bounded
area and displays either a solid color, a hatch, or a bitmap fill.
Group A compound entity consisting of individual symbols and entities
that AutoSketch treats as a single entity.
Line An entity that connects two points. You can use a line to represent
any straight object such as a water pipe, a wall edge, an electrical
connection, or a street.
Marker An entity that notes a specific point in a drawing.