polygon in alphacam
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Alphacam Basics – Polygon – lesson 9

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Special geometries – Polygon in Alphacam

Now we come to the Special Geometries. These are functions which allows you create few specific shapes.

Polygon in alphacam

The first one is the Polygon.

Polygon in alphacam

Using this option we can draw a polygon by giving the number of sides and the diameter of the circle that describes the polygon.

Polygon in alphacam

This circle can be Inside or Outside of the polygon.

Eg.

Polygon in alphacam

Now click OK and specify the center of the polygon. You can click in any place on the Alphacam workspace or enter the coordinates. Eg. Type X0Y0.

And you will get:

Polygon in alphacam

Please see the video on YouTube!

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