Subject: Drawing polygons by side

You can create a polygon with equal-length sides defined by its center point and the distance to the midpoint of a side. First specify the number of sides, then the center point, and then the location of the midpoint of one side, which determines both the size and orientation of the polygon.

To draw a polygon by side

1 Do one of the following to choose Polygon Center-Side ():

• On the ribbon, choose Home > Polygon Center-Side or choose Draw > Polygon Center-Side.

• On the menu, choose Draw > Polygon > Polygon Center-Side.

• On the Draw toolbar, click the Polygon Center-Side tool.

• Type polygon and then press Enter.

2 Type 3 to specify three sides for the polygon.

3 Specify the center of the polygon.

4 Specify the midpoint of the side.


The center (A) and midpoint of one side (B) and resulting polygon.

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