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Polyline

The Polyline option allows you to draw an arbitrary polyline consisting of any number of line segments, on the view. A Polyline can also be used to measure length. To add a Polyline:

  1. Select Polyline Polyline icon from the toolbar or the Add Tool sub-menu of the Tools menu.
  2. Enter points graphically with the mouse, or enter x,y coordinates in the prompt line.
  3. When you are finished, right-click and select Done or press Enter to add the Polyline to the view.

After a Polyline has been added, it can be formatted, moved, re-sized, copied, etc. See the Edit Tools Overview topic for details.

Length Measurement

A useful feature of the Polyline drawing tool option, is that the length of the polyline is automatically calculated, and can be displayed as a Data Tip. To view the length:

  1. Make sure the Data Tips option is on (either Min or Max).
  2. Hover the mouse over the polyline, and the length of the polyline will be displayed as a popup Data Tip.

This allows you to easily determine the length of an arbitrary polyline in the view.

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