Donut
Draws circles with width.
Accessing the Command
command bar: donut
alias: do, doughnut
menu bar: Draw | Donut
toolbar: Draw | 
: donut
Prompts you in the command bar:
2Point/3Point/RadTanTan/<Inside
diameter of circle> <0.5000>: (Pick a point, enter a
value, or enter an option.)
Outside diameter of
donut: (Specify a value, or pick two
points.)
Center of donut: (Specify
coordinates, or pick a point in the drawing.)
Donuts are made of
two wide polyline arcs.
Command Options
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Option
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Description
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2Point
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Defines the donut by two points on its
circumference; prompts you:
Width of donut -
enter a value, or pick two points.
First point on diameter - enter coordinates, or pick
a point.
Second point on diameter - enter coordinates, or pick
another point.
The abbreviation
for this option is 2P.
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3Point
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Defines the donut by three points on its
circumference; prompts you:
Width of donut -
enter a value, or pick two points.
First point on donut - enter coordinates, or pick a
point.
Second point - enter coordinates, or pick another
point.
Third point - enter coordinates, or pick another
point.
The abbreviation for this option is
3P.
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RadTanTan
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Defines the circle by two points tangent to
other entities and the radius; prompts you:
Width of donut:
(Enter a value, or pick two points.
Diameter of donut - enter a value, or pick two
points.
Select first tangent point - enter coordinates, or
pick an entity.
Select second tangent point - enter coordinates, or
pick another entity.
The abbreviation for this option is
R.
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Inside
diameter of circle
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Defines the donut by inner and outer diameter,
and a center point; prompts you:
Outside diameter of
donut - specify a value, or pick two points.
Center of donut - specify coordinates, or pick a point
in the drawing.
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Procedures
Drawing donuts
Grips Editing
Donuts can be edited directly through grips:
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Select the donut. Notice that it has four grips.
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Drag a grip to stretch the donut (increase or decrease its
diameter).
Related Commands
Circle - draws
regular circles.
PLine - draws polyline
segments and arcs.
Rectang - draws rectangles out of polylines.
PEdit - edits
polylines.
3dPoly - draws
polylines with x,y,z coordinates.
Polygon - draws
regular polygons out of polylines.
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