Entering polylines

You can use the polyline entry tools to enter polylines and polygonal-bounded areas. They are used by countless Allplan functions, e.g., when entering hatching, applying a fill or entering a room.

Tip: The easiest approach is to enter a rectangle by clicking two diagonally opposite points and then pressing ESC.

You can either enter the polyline from scratch using the drawing aids in the dialog line or on the shortcut menu, or you can utilize existing outlines or elements.

When you draw lines and polylines, the following additional drawing aids are provided in the dialog line:

Icon	Function	Use
	No icon pressed in	The lines can be drawn at any angle. This is the default setting.
	Enter at right angles	The line can only be drawn at right angles to the current system angle.
	Cursor snap	The line can only be drawn at specific angles.
15.00	Cursor snap angle	Define the cursor snap angle here (only possible when is enabled).

What do you want to do?

Find out about the polyline entry tools

Define the behavior of the polyline entry tools in the input options

Create a surface element and cut out a part of it

Undo an entry

Create an offset polyline

Use linear elements (e.g., line, circle) or parts thereof as the outline

Auto-detect the outline of an area

Enter an area that consists of several polylines

What to do if outline auto-detect does not work?