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How to create polygon shapes at any angle in OrCAD X Presto

JuanCR
JuanCR 3 days ago

Have you ever found yourself in the situation where you're drawing a polygon shape in OrCAD X Presto and realize that you can draw only a few specific angle? In case you didn't know, there is a way to enable odd-angle or draw polygon shapes at any angle. Keep reading to learn how. 

You can add the shapes in OrCAD X Presto by clicking on "add shape" icon in toolbar. Select the "Polygon" tab in the dialog box that appears and start adding polygon shape.

Polygon offers three different options of shapes as line, Tangent arc, and perpendicular arc. Heads up Display feature has been included in OrCAD X Presto for Length, Angle, Radius, Parallel Segments and Vertex snapping.

You can press the Shift key to enable the 'any angle' functionality while drawing polygons. By default, only 0-, 45-, and 90-degree angles are enabled.

Before pressing shift:

After pressing shift:

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