RECTANGLE Command in AutoCAD

The RECTANGLE / RECTANG command in AutoCAD has a function to create square or rectangular polyline objects instantly.

This command has several creation method options that allow you to create rectangular objects by specifying certain parameters such as length, area and rotation.

If necessary, you can also create rectangular objects with chamfers or fillets at each corner in a single command session.

Command	RECTANGLE
Function	Create square or rectangular polyline objects instantly
Icon
Shortcut	REC

The RECTANGLE command belongs to the DRAW command group.

You can find and activate this command from “Draw Panel” on the Ribbon Panel under Home tab. You can also find it in the Draw menu on the Menu Bar.

If you want to activate the command from the command line, you can type RECTANGLE in full or just type REC and then Enter.

A. How to use the RECTANGLE command

We can create many variations of rectangle object with just one command. But in this section, I’ll just show you how to create the most basic rectangle using the default method.

I will explain how to create a rectangle object by specifying parameters (length, width, area, corner shape) in the “Example” segment below.

To create a standard rectangle object with the default method, follow the steps below:

1. Activate the RECTANGLE command
2. Specify the point for the first corner
3. Specify the diagonal corner of the rectangle

You can specify the point using various methods. Read the full explanation here.

B. Prompts and Options

When running the RECTANGLE command, there will be several prompts and options on the command line, including:

• Specify first corner: you need to specify the point for the first corner
• Specify other corner: you need to determine the point for the second corner of the rectangle. this point and the first point form a diagonal line
• Chamfer: option to create chamfers on all corners of the rectangle
• Elevation: determines the elevation of the rectangle on the Z axis
• Fillet: option to create a radius on all corners of the rectangle
• Thickness: option to determine the thickness of the rectangle line (z-axis)
• Width: to determine the width of the rectangle line (x,y axis)

The options that appear after we specify the first corner:

• Area: option to determine the area of a rectangle
• Dimension: to create a rectangle object by determining the length and width dimensions
• Rotation: to create a rectangle by specifying the rotation value

C. Examples

In this session I will give some examples of how to create rectangular objects by specifying some frequently used parameters.

» Create a rectangle by determining the length and width dimensions

For example, we will create a rectangle with dimensions of 20×10. 20 on the horizontal side (x-axis) and 10 on the vertical side (y-axis).

To create a rectangle like the example above, follow the steps below:

1. Activate the RECTANGLE command
2. Specify the point for the first corner
3. Select “Dimension” option from the command line
   • Specify length for rectangle (x-axis): type 20 > Enter
   • Specify width for rectangle (y-axis): type 10 > Enter
4. Specify other corner point

» Create a rectangle by determining its area

When we select the Area option, we will also be asked to input one of the values between Length (x-axis) or Width (y-axis).

In the example below, we will create a rectangle with an area of 250 and a side length on the x-axis of 17.

To create a rectangle like the example above, follow the steps below:

1. Activate the RECTANGLE command
2. Specify the point for the first corner
3. Select the “Area” option from the command prompt
   • Type 250 and then press Enter
4. Select the “Length” option
   • Type 17 and then press Enter
5. Specify other corner points

» Create a rectangle with fillets at each corner and determine the dimensions of the sides.

For example, we will create a rectangle with dimensions 20×10 and have R3 fillets at each corner.

To create a rectangle like the example above, follow the steps below:

1. Activate the RECTANGLE command
2. Select the “Fillet” option from the command line
   • Specify the fillet radius for rectangles: type 3 and then Enter
3. Specify the first corner point
4. Select the “Dimension” option from the command line
   • Specify the length for the rectangle (x-axis): type 20 and Enter
   • Specify the width for the rectangle (y-axis): type 10 and Enter
5. Specify other corner point