This is the last major new AutoCAD 2011 feature I will devote a blog entry to. There are some others, and the new features of things such as POLYLINES and LINETYPES will probably start showing up in various V51 commands in the near future.
This one is one the fringes of sprinkler design, but I am sure someone will find it useful.
1. Draw a sloppy rectangle by using a PLINE and Closing it after picking four points.
Pretty sloppy, huh?
2. Pick the Parallel parametric from the Parametric ribbon panel. You will be asked to pick two objects. Pick one of the lines that is going in the correct direction as your first object. Pick the opposite side as you second object. The second object you pick will be made to be parallel to the first one. repeat with the other two opposite sides.
There you go! As you stretch one side, the opposite sides will be adjusted to remain parallel.
Leave a Reply