RECTANG Command

RECTANG Command

Creates a rectangular polyline. 

Creates a closed rectangular polyline from the specified parameters such as its diagonal corner points, dimensions, area, and type of corners. 

The following prompts are displayed: 

Current settings: Rotation = 0

Specify first corner point or [Chamfer/Elevation/Fillet/Thickness/Width]: Specify a point or enter an option

First Corner Point

Specifies a corner point of the rectangle. 

Other Corner Point
Creates a rectangle using the specified points as diagonally opposite corners. 

Area
Creates a rectangle using the area and either a length or a width. If the Chamfer or Fillet option is active, the area includes the effect of the chamfers or fillets on the corners of the rectangle. 
Dimensions
Creates a rectangle using length and width values. 
Rotation
Creates a rectangle at a specified rotation angle. 
Chamfer
Sets the chamfer distances for the rectangle. 
Elevation
Specifies the Z-Value for the rectangle. The default is 0.0. 
This value becomes the default for the active drawing until you enter a different value.
Fillet
Specifies the fillet radius of the rectangle. 
Thickness
Specifies the distance that the sides of the rectangle appear to be extruded. The default is 0. 
This value becomes the default for the active drawing until you enter a different value. 
Width
Specifies the polyline width of the rectangle to be drawn. 

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