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Creating Entities

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Creating Entities

WebCAD supports the creation and manipulation of various CAD entity types.

Online Examples

All Entities

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Create All EntitiesTable showing all entity typesOnline Demo{target="_blank"}

Line

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Create LineLineEnt basic creation exampleOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Line PropertiesGet line length, angle, start and end pointsOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Line TransformMove, rotate, scale, mirror, stretch operationsOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Color SettingsCreate lines using index colors and RGB true colorsOnline Demo{target="_blank"}

Linetype

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Default LinetypesDisplay all built-in linetype stylesOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Create LinetypeCreate custom linetypes using LinetypeDefinitionOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Load LIN FileLoad linetypes from AutoCAD .lin format stringsOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Linetype ManagerComplete API usage of LinetypeManagerOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Linetype ScaleEffect of lineTypeScale parameter on linetype displayOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Complex LinetypeCreate complex linetypes with text and shape symbolsOnline Demo{target="_blank"}

Circle

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Create CircleCircleEnt basic creation exampleOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Circle PropertiesGet circle radius, area, circumferenceOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Circle TransformMove, scale, mirror operationsOnline Demo{target="_blank"}

Arc

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Create ArcArcEnt basic creation exampleOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Three-Point ArcCreate arc using initBy3Pt methodOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Arc PropertiesDisplay various properties and computed values of arcsOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Arc TransformMove, rotate, scale, mirror operationsOnline Demo{target="_blank"}

Polyline

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Create PolylineSimplified interface usageOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Draw RectangleCreate closed polyline using simplified interfaceOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Polyline with ArcSet bulge parameter using simplified interfaceOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Polyline PropertiesDisplay various properties and computed values of polylinesOnline Demo{target="_blank"}

Ellipse

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Create EllipseEllipseEnt basic creation exampleOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Elliptical ArcCreate partial ellipse (elliptical arc)Online Demo{target="_blank"}
Ellipse TransformMove, rotate, scale, mirror operationsOnline Demo{target="_blank"}

Text

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Single-Line TextTextEnt basics and properties exampleOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Multi-Line TextMTextEnt basics and formatting exampleOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Text StyleSet various text style propertiesOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Font SettingsTrueType font (woff/ttf) and SHX font examplesOnline Demo{target="_blank"}

Hatch

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Create HatchHatchEnt basic usageOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Hatch Pattern TableDisplay all built-in hatch patternsOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Hatch BoundaryDifferent types of hatch boundary creation methodsOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Custom Hatch PatternRegister custom patterns with automatic scale calculationOnline Demo{target="_blank"}

Image

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Insert ImageIMAGE insert image example (including base64)Online Demo{target="_blank"}

Block

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Create Block DefinitionBlockDefinition exampleOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Insert BlockInsertEnt block reference exampleOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Explode BlockExplode block reference into independent entitiesOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Block Attribute TextInsertEnt attribute definition and attribute value exampleOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Block StatisticsCOUNTBLOCK count block usage exampleOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Block ReplaceREPLACEBLOCK replace block reference exampleOnline Demo{target="_blank"}

Dot

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Create Dot EntityDotEnt basic creation exampleOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Dot PatternCreate patterns using dot entitiesOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Dot Entity TransformMove, rotate, scale operationsOnline Demo{target="_blank"}

Ray and Construction Line

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Create RayRayEnt basic creation exampleOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Ray TransformMove, rotate, scale, mirror operationsOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Create Construction LineXLineEnt basic creation exampleOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Construction Line GridCreate reference grid using construction linesOnline Demo{target="_blank"}

Solid Fill

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Create Solid FillSolidEnt basic creation exampleOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Solid Fill ArrowCreate various arrow shapes using SolidEntOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Solid Fill TransformMove, rotate, scale, mirror operationsOnline Demo{target="_blank"}

3D Mesh

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Create 3D MeshMeshEnt basic creation example (cube, pyramid, terrain)Online Demo{target="_blank"}

Spline

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Create SplineSplineEnt basic creation exampleOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Closed SplineCreate end-to-end connected splineOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Weighted SplineControl point weights affect curve shapeOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Spline TransformMove, rotate, scale, mirror operationsOnline Demo{target="_blank"}

Dimension

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Linear DimensionLinearDimensionEnt basic creation exampleOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Radial DimensionRadialDimensionEnt creation exampleOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Dimension StyleSet dimension text, arrow and other stylesOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Aligned DimensionAlignedDimensionEnt measure oblique distanceOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Angular DimensionAngleDimensionEnt angular dimension exampleOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Diametric DimensionDiametricDimensionEnt diametric dimension exampleOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Arc Length DimensionArcDimensionEnt arc length dimension exampleOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Ordinate DimensionOrdinateDimensionEnt ordinate dimension exampleOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Associative DimensionAssociative Dimension exampleOnline Demo{target="_blank"}

Other Entities

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Create Double LineDLine double line drawing exampleOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Create DonutDonut entity exampleOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Create Rounded RectangleBox rounded rectangle exampleOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Create Regular PolygonPolygon regular polygon exampleOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Create ParallelogramParallelogram exampleOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
Create Pixel PointPixelPointEnt pixel point exampleOnline Demo{target="_blank"}
MultileaderMLeaderEnt multileader annotation exampleOnline Demo{target="_blank"}

Entity Documentation

Basic Concepts

Geometric Entities

Text Entities

Block and Image

Others