Regular Polygon > Side Length - Center (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 by entering the desired side length and the center of the imaginary circle on which all the corners lie.

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

The center point of the imaginary circle can be entered by clicking the mouse button anywhere in 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.