Drawing polygons to apothem
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Thanks, but when I do as you say -- create polygon, make component, open component for editing, measure with tape measure, and change the dimension -- nothing happens. I get no indication of an option for re-sizing. What am I doing wrong?
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You need to use the ctrl key to change from guide to measure.
Basically hitting ctrl with the tape tool toggles a small + on and off. You want it off for the resize function to work. -
I never hit Ctrl to switch to measuring mode but I do make sure to click at both corners as I mentioned originally. And you need to measure from and to the corners, not from an edge.
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D'oh on me, never knew that one, measure the line not the face.
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Or maybe a better way to put it is measure the distance between two endpoints. They don't have to be on the same edge.
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You can find details in the help.
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Yep it makes sense and works well, I had always done it the other way with ctrl, then you can measure anywhere and it will resize. Different stokes as they say. Once again, like your signature, you've given me something to reflect on.
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Works! Thanks. J
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SD Mitch has a plugin that'll draw polygons by apothem - http://sdmitch.blogspot.co.nz/
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hi its no big deal. Select polygon tool, select centre point when moving out from centre click ctrl, polygon will toggle between corner and centre of line.
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@blenkey said:
click ctrl, polygon will toggle between corner and centre of line.
This feature was added after this thread, so the ctrl toggle of polygons doesn't work in versions before 2015.
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