why 1024 is maximum number in polygon ?

[Anonymous]

Hello Everyone

I heard that maximum number of sides with which a polygon can be made in AutoCAD is 1024. Why 1024 ?

Thank you

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> Why 1024 ?

Just guessing as I'm not the developer who decided that

• Because a bigger value would need one bit more to be stored.
• And from my point of view ... more than 1024 would make the object looking like a real circle.

When do you need a higher value?

As a workaround: use command _ARRAY.

- alfred -

[pendean]

Why not?

[RobDraw]

It might have something to do with the fact that it is the square of 32 (bits).

[parkr4st]

go back further to binary days      2 to the 10th power     days of DOS limits or earlier most likely