How do I draw a rectangle in AutoCAD?
Rectangle with increased width
- Select the rectangle command from the ribbon panel.
- Type W or Width and press Enter.
- Specify the line width for the rectangle.
- Press Enter.
- Specify the first corner point of the rectangle on the viewport.
- Specify the length and breadth of the rectangle in the form of @length, width.
How do you draw a rectangle using lines in AutoCAD?
By Area
- Click Home tab > Draw panel > Rectangle. Find.
- Specify the first corner of the rectangle.
- Enter A for Area.
- Enter the area.
- Do one of the following: Enter L to enter the length. The width is calculated based on the length and the area. Enter W to enter the width.
- Enter the value for the length or width.
How do you draw a box in AutoCAD?
One of the ways you can create a 3D rectangle in AutoCAD is: using the BOX command….Here is how it goes:
- Type BOX and press ENTER.
- Click on the drawing area once.
- Type L and press ENTER.
- Specify the Length and Press ENTER.
- Specify the width and Press ENTER.
- Specify the height and Press ENTER.
How can you draw a rectangle?
Steps
- Draw a straight, horizontal line using a ruler.
- Make a shorter vertical line coming down from one end of the first line.
- Draw a horizontal line coming off the bottom end of the vertical line.
- Draw a vertical line between the ends of the two horizontal lines.
- Color in your rectangle to make it pop.
How do I fill a rectangle in Autocad?
To Hatch or Fill Objects or Areas
- Click Home tab Draw panel Hatch.
- On the Properties panel Hatch Type list, select the type of hatch you want to use.
- On the Pattern panel, click a hatch pattern or fill.
- On the Boundaries panel, specify the how the pattern boundary is selected:
- Click an area or object to be hatched.