Boundary

Specifies the closed areas in which to place the boundary; temporarily dismisses the dialog box, and then prompts you at the command bar:

Select a point to define a boundary or hatch area - pick a point inside a closed area.

Notice that Bricscad highlights draws the boundary, allowing you to preview it.

The prompt repeats, allowing you to choose additional areas. When done selecting areas, press Enter:

Select a point to define a boundary or hatch area - press Enter to return to the dialog box.

Boundary Set

Specifies where Bricscad should search for entities that make up the boundary:

• Current Viewport - searches all entities in the current viewport.

• Existing Set - searches only the current selection set for possible boundaries.

Creates a new selection set of entities that make up the boundary; temporarily dismisses the dialog box, and then prompts you at the command bar:

Select entities - use any selection method to choose one or more entities.

The prompt repeats, allowing you to choose additional entities. When done selecting entities, press Enter:

Select entities - press Enter to return to the dialog box.

Islands

When an area contains other areas, Bricscad creates multiple boundaries.

When an area contains other areas, Bricscad creates a boundary of the outermost entities.

When an area contains other areas, Bricscad creates one boundary.

Boundary Tolerance

Specifies the largest gap Bricscad ignores when creating a boundary inside an area that is not fully closed.