-Boundary

Works with Bricscad (Windows) Classic, Pro and Platinum, Bricscad (Linux) Classic and Pro

Creates a polyline that forms a boundary inside a closed area.

Accessing the Command

command bar: -Boundary

alias: -bo

: -boundary

Prompts you in the command bar:

Advanced/<Internal point>: (Pick a point inside a closed area, or type A.)

Advanced/<Internal point>: (Pick a point inside another closed area, enter A, or press Enter to end the command.)

Command Options

Option	Description
Internal point	Specifies a point inside the closed area; enter x,y coordinates or pick a point in the drawing.

Advanced
Boundary set	Specifies the entities to consider for creating boundaries: Specify candidate set for boundary - enter E or N. Everything - selects all entities in the current viewport. New - prompts you to select entities.
Island detection	Toggles whether islands are hatched over or not: Do you want island detection? - enter an option. Yes - all islands are made into boundaries, as well as the outermost area. No - islands are ignored; boundary is created of outermost area only. Outer only - ignores innermost areas; boundary is created between outermost area and islands.
eXit	Returns to the original prompt.

Grips Editing

Boundaries can be edited directly through grips:

Related Commands

BHatch and Hatch - place boundaries and hatch patterns through a dialog box.

-BHatch and -Hatch - places boundaries and hatch patterns through the command bar.

Boundary places a polyline boundary inside closed areas through a dialog box.

Properties - changes the properties of boundaries.

Region - creates boundary-like regions.

Settings - specifies the default parameters for boundaries.