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Toolbar : Draw  
      Menu : GeoTools Draw Tapered lines.
Command line :  GT_CREATETAPER  

The GT_CREATETAPER command is used to create tapered polylines (with specified widths at each end) OR convert existing lines, polylines and arcs into tapered polylines.

Note: GT_CREATETAPER command can convert only two vertex polyline/arc into tapered polyline/arc.

Toolbar : Draw  
      Menu : GeoTools Draw Draw Slot.
Command line :  GT_SLOT 
The GT_SLOT command is useful for quickly drawing a slot with specified center point, width, length and rotation angle.

Note: The slot is rotated about its centroid. 

Toolbar : Draw  
      Menu : GeoTools Draw Draw Helix
Command line :  GT_HELIX 

Draws a helical curve, with the helix parameters as shown in the dialog box above.

Resolution: Specify the number of tesselations (SURFTAB1) in one circle of the helix

Toolbar : Draw  
      Menu : GeoTools Draw Draw a parabolic curve.
Command line :  GT_PARABOLA 
The GT_PARABOLA command draws a parabolic curve. You should specify the start and end points of the parabola and the vertex point and a parabolic curve is fitted between them

Toolbar : Draw  
      Menu : GeoTools Draw Draw an involute curve.
Command line :  GT_INVOLUTE 

The GT_INVOLUTE command draws an involute curve.

Grain Tolerance: The grain tolerance is the angle interval in degrees at which the points of the involute curve is computed.

Start angle: The start angle defines the AutoCAD / Bricscad angle (direction) at which the involute curve begins.

Toolbar : Draw  
      Menu : GeoTools Draw Draw a tube
Command line :  GT_TUBE 
The GT_TUBE command creates a 3DSOLID tube with specified center point, inner radius, outer radius and height.

Toolbar : Draw  
      Menu : GeoTools Draw Draw a truncated cone
Command line :  GT_TRUNCCONE
The GT_TRUNCCONE command creates a 3DSOLID truncated cone with specified bottom radius, top radius and height.

Toolbar : Draw  
      Menu : GeoTools Draw Draw a perpendicular line.
Command line :  GT_PERP  
The GT_PERP command draws a perpendicular line from one point to another. The first point must be on an existing line to enable the perpendicular direction to be established

Toolbar : Draw  
      Menu : GeoTools Draw Draw a rectangle with diagonals.
Command line :  GT_DBOX 
This is a quick command to draw a rectangle with diagonals. Pick the two corners of the rectangle and optionally specify the rotation angle at which to align the rectangle

Toolbar : Draw  
      Menu : GeoTools Draw Extend lines to a boundary.
Command line : GT_XLINES 
GT_XLINES is used to draw lines from a selected point to a horizontal, vertical or inclined boundary line..  

Toolbar : Draw  
      Menu : GeoTools Draw Enhanced, easy 3D points command.
Command line :  GT_EASY3DPOINT  
GT_EASY3DPOINT allows 3d point objects to be created easily. It mimics the POINT command but allows the elevation value to be entered at each point pick prompt.

Toolbar : Draw  
      Menu : GeoTools Draw Enhanced, easy 3D polyline drawing tool.
Command line : GT_EASY3DPOLY  
GT_EASY3DPOLY allows 3d polylines to be constructed easily by providing an easy-to-use interface that allows for elevation values of each point to be entered without having to use .xyz osnap filters. Imagine you are digitizing the values of a surveyed path which is in 3d and available only in paper form. This command allows each point to be picked and the Z value entered in an easy manner. Or if you estimating the elevations of each point based on nearby objects, this command can be used very effectively.

Command: gt_easy3dpoly

Draw 3d polyline with elevation prompts.
From point: (pick a point)
Enter vertex elevation <0.00>: 5.6

Close/Undo/Auto:<Endpoint of line>:a
Enable Automatic elevation increment/decrement? [ Yes/No ] <No>:y

Enter increment[+]/decrement[-] value <1.00>:

[-1.00, CurZ=6.60] Close/Undo/Auto:<Endpoint of line>:
[-1.00, CurZ=7.60] Close/Undo/Auto:<Endpoint of line>:
[-1.00, CurZ=8.60] Close/Undo/Auto:<Endpoint of line>:
[-1.00, CurZ=9.60] Close/Undo/Auto:<Endpoint of line>:

GT_EASY3DPOLY can also automatically calculate the elevation for subsequent points based on a constant increment or decrement from the current elevation. The current elevation and the current increment of decrement setting can be viewed in real-time while running this command.

Toolbar : Draw  
      Menu : GeoTools Draw Enhanced, easy 3DFace drawing tool.
Command line : GT_EASY3DFACE 
GT_Easy3dFace allows a quick and easy way to create 3DFACE objects by allowing elevation values of the 3dFACE vertices to be entered without having to use .xyz osnap filter.

Toolbar : Draw  
      Menu : GeoTools Draw Draw tangents to curves.
Command line : GT_TANCURVE 



The GT_TANCURVE command provides a quick way to draw tangents to curves like arcs, polylines, splines etc. Tangents can be drawn at the ends of the curve or at the picked point on the curve with a fixed or specified length as shown in the dialog box.

Note: The “Intersect” option under “Tangent Length” is not yet implemented.


See also: GT_MKARCTAN

Toolbar : Draw  
      Menu : GeoTools Draw Draw embankment hatch slope pattern.
Command line : GT_EMBHATCH  
The GT_EMBHATCH command is use to draw a hatch pattern of alternating long and short lines of the kind shown in the figures below to represent an embankment slope pattern.

                  

The GT_EMBHATCH command requires two boundaries represented as lines or polylines. The hatch pattern is created as a series of long and short lines with the specified spacing in between them. The ratio of the long and short lines is expressed as a percentage length. This command works on linear straight lines only.

Toolbar : Draw  
      Menu : GeoTools Draw Create vegetation cover line pattern
Command line : GT_VEGLINE 





The GT_VEGLINE command is used to create vegetation cover line patterns. The patterns are drawn as arced polylines and you can control the size, shape and pattern of arcs as shown in the dialog box above. You can save and restore the parameters used by this command in ASCII files.

Layer to place  

Source: Explodes the polyline and places the result in the layer in which it was created (source layer)

Current: Explodes the polyline and places the result in the layer which is current

Specify: Explodes the polyline and places the result in the layer selected by the user

Layer-name: Displays the name of the layer selected

Select: Clicking on Select button pops up the select layer dialog box

Delete original objects: Checking this box deletes the original source object after exploding

Toolbar : Draw  
      Menu : GeoTools Draw Draw 3D polylines with automatically incrementing / decrementing elevations. Command line : GT_DRAWPOLYINCRDECR 

The GT_DRAWPOLYINCRDECR command is used to create new 3d polylines by automatically incrementing or decrementing vertex elevations.  Alternatively, you can specify existing 3d polylines and have their z values automatically incremented or decremented.

3d polyline creation options

Create New: Starts the 3d polyline digitizing command and enables new polylines to be created with incrementing or decrementing elevations.
Update existing: Select existing 3d polylines and update their vertex elevations incrementing or decrementing.

Toolbar : Draw  
      Menu : GeoTools Draw Draws a rectangular box at the current screen extents.
Command line : GT_BOXSCREEN.
The GT_BOXSCREEN command creates a closed polyline representing the extents of the current viewport.

Toolbar : Draw  
      Menu : GeoTools Draw Draws bounding box around selected object(s)
Command line :  GT_BOUNDENT  
The GT_BOUNDENT command draws a rectangular bounding box (closed polyline) representing the extents of all selected objects.

Toolbar : Draw
      Menu : GeoTools Draw Draw a polyline by joining points in sorted order
Command line : GT_SORTEDPOLY

The GT_SORTEDPOLY command draws a polyline through selected points sorted in Positive X, Negative X, Positive Y or Negative Y direction.

Sort Order

Increasing X values : Choosing the option draws the polyline in increasing (positive) X direction.
Increasing Y values : Choosing the option draws the polyline in increasing (positive) Y direction.
Decreasing X values : Choosing the option draws the polyline in decreasing (negative) X direction.
Decreasing Y values : Choosing the option draws the polyline in decreasing (negative) Y direction.

Toolbar : Draw
      Menu : GeoTools Draw Draw arc-ends to arc-center connections in arcs / polyarcs
Command line : GT_SHOWPLARCS

Layer to place:

Source: Choosing this option draws arc-ends to arc-center connections in the source layer

Current: Choosing this option draws arc-ends to arc-center connections in the current layer

Specify: Choosing this option allows specifying the layer in which the arc-ends to arc-center connections to be drawn

Select: Clicking on Select button pops up the Select Layer dialog box.

Delete original objects: Checking this box deletes the original source object after drawing arc-ends to arc-center connections

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