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maf6677
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maf6677
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Hello Why is there a reason to use half width for poly widths?

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MikeKovacik4928
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Thanks!!

In all my 20 years of using autocad,

I have never used that.

It is perfect for making arrowheads.

I'm sure there must be other uses for it as well.

 

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maf6677
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Thank you My question is why we insert half the width and instead use the total width we are considering.
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imadHabash
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Hi and Welcome to AutoCAD Forum,

 

>> Why is there a reason to use half width for poly widths? <<

it's just an option to use . it's used to specify the width from the center of a wide segment to an edge and the value will also save in WIDTH option . 

Imad Habash

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maf6677
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thanks for your answer So there is no particular reason for it? Because it seems to make it harder, especially since the decimal number is ours.
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imadHabash
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it's the same when you draw Circles with Radius or Diameter inputs.

Imad Habash

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maf6677
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Is there a specific application in the industry?
If you have an example, please.

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Vinayv4v
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Hi,

 

Sometimes I use it to create arrow heads using halfwidth.

Halfwidth- Starting width - 10, Ending width - 0.

 

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Cheers,

Vinay Vijayakumaran

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imadHabash
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Yes that's right ... even the same with Width option . 

Imad Habash

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imadHabash
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>> Is there a specific application in the industry? <<

sorry ... specific application for what ? 

Imad Habash

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maf6677
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Consider the width we are considering is 235.718. Why should I enter half of it? If we can easily enter that number itself.

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maf6677
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I know how to use it. I just want to know the reason for this.
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Alfred.NESWADBA
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Hi,

 

>> Consider the width we are considering is 235.718. Why should I enter half of it?

Not sure if you understood that "Halfwidth" is one of the options, you don't need to use it if you want to input the full width then use option "Width".

 

There are a lot of options available that one never need while some other people might need it. Don't care about it if your workflow does not need a "Halfwidth" option.

 

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Kent1Cooper
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@maf6677 wrote:
I know how to use it. I just want to know the reason for this.

In my opinion, the principal use for that option is that it makes picking the width on-screen  (rather than typing in a value) easier.  Calling for the Half-width option gives a rubber-band off the latest vertex location [which is at the mid-line  of the Polyline path], and from there you can pick what will be the location on the edge  of the resulting overall width.  Sometimes that is determined by something you can Snap to, so you don't need to know the actual value, etc.

Kent Cooper, AIA