{"id":7489,"date":"2017-11-07T07:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T15:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/?p=7489"},"modified":"2020-04-07T15:26:31","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T22:26:31","slug":"autocad-rectangle-constraints-tuesday-tips-heidi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/autocad-rectangle-constraints-tuesday-tips-heidi\/","title":{"rendered":"Create a Rectangle That Behaves Like a Rectangle: Tuesday Tips With Heidi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve probably drawn many rectangles in AutoCAD. But are they really rectangles? What happens if you edit one of the corner grips? It\u2019s no longer rectangular!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Rectangle-with-constraints-01_xdsojv-300x205.png\" alt=\"AutoCAD Rectangle With Constraints\" width=\"529\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Rectangle-with-constraints-01_xdsojv-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Rectangle-with-constraints-01_xdsojv.png 657w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s because using the Rectangle tool in AutoCAD actually creates a closed polyline. Flexible? Yes. But sometimes you may want to edit the size and shape while ensuring it remains rectangular.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"creating-an-autocad-rectangle-with-constraints\">Creating an AutoCAD Rectangle With Constraints<\/h2>\n<p>The trick is to apply parametric constraints!<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Draw a rectangle.<\/li>\n<li>On the Parametric ribbon tab, choose AutoConstrain and select Settings (on the Command line).<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Rectangle-with-constraints-02_mqjljx-300x78.png\" alt=\"AutoCAD Rectangle With Constraints\" width=\"810\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Rectangle-with-constraints-02_mqjljx-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Rectangle-with-constraints-02_mqjljx-1024x266.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Rectangle-with-constraints-02_mqjljx-768x200.png 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Rectangle-with-constraints-02_mqjljx.png 1076w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In the Constraint Settings dialog box, ensure the Perpendicular constraint type is selected. For the most flexibility when editing the rectangle, you\u2019ll want to avoid applying unnecessary constraints. For example, if you also apply horizontal or vertical constraints, the object will remain rectangular but can not be rotated.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Rectangle-with-constraints-03_imsyub.png\" alt=\"AutoCAD Rectangle With Constraints\" width=\"508\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Rectangle-with-constraints-03_imsyub.png 586w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Rectangle-with-constraints-03_imsyub-300x284.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Select and edit the rectangle.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7493\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Rectangle-with-constraints-04_teukvv.png?cld_params=w_auto:100:1073\/q_auto,w_auto:100:1073\" alt=\"AutoCAD Rectangle With Constraints\" width=\"788\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Rectangle-with-constraints-04_teukvv.png 1073w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Rectangle-with-constraints-04_teukvv-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Rectangle-with-constraints-04_teukvv-1024x685.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Rectangle-with-constraints-04_teukvv-768x514.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Voil\u00e0! A rectangle that behaves like a rectangle!<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"more-tuesday-tips\">More Tuesday Tips<\/h2>\n<p>Check back in next week for a tip on how to center an object <em>inside<\/em> a rectangle, and don\u2019t forget to check out the full\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/tag\/tuesday-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tuesday Tips series<\/a>. 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