Regular Polygon > Diameter (Draw Menu)

This command draws a polyeder. A polyeder is a regular polygon whose corner points all lie on an imaginary circle. A polyeder is, as a result, a closed sequence of joined lines.

The polyeder is calculated from two points which indicate the endpoints of the diameter of the imaginary circle on which the polyeder's corners lie.

After choosing the command, a dialog appears in which the desired number of sides can be entered. Values between 3 and 99 inclusive are allowed.

The first point through which the imaginary circle should run can be entered by clicking the mouse at any point within the drawing.

The second point through which the imaginary circle should run can be entered by clicking the mouse at any point within the drawing.

After specifying the imaginary circle, the polyeder can be rotated. To do this, enter the angle (measured from the center of the circle) at which the first corner of the polyeder should lie. The angle can be entered by clicking the mouse at any point in the drawing. The position of this point relative to the center determines the angle.

A polyeder is stored internally as a surface. It can be manipulated with the same commands as a surface.

The surface is assigned to the current layer. It also contains a reference to the current pen.