{"id":8586,"date":"2018-10-16T07:00:43","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T14:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/?p=8586"},"modified":"2020-04-07T14:47:46","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T21:47:46","slug":"have-you-tried-closed-boundaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/have-you-tried-closed-boundaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Have You Tried: Creating Closed Boundaries Efficiently"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Boundary feature in AutoCAD can be used to create a closed polyline within or around a set of geometric objects.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The resulting polyline can be used to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Calculate the area, perimeter, or geometric center of a room or a rotating cam or counterweight<\/li>\n<li>Create an outline of a building to use on a site plan or start a foundation plan<\/li>\n<li>Create a 3D object from the 2D polyline by extruding, revolving, or sweeping the 2D profile<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Article-14-1_r3k8ha.jpg\" alt=\"Create Boundaries AutoCAD\" width=\"349\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Article-14-1_r3k8ha.jpg 349w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Article-14-1_r3k8ha-300x141.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Article-14-2_opgh4s.jpg?cld_params=w_auto:100:359\" alt=\"Create boundaries AutoCAD\" width=\"359\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Article-14-2_opgh4s.jpg 359w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Article-14-2_opgh4s-300x107.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Discover easy ways to create closed polylines or regions based on the boundaries of geometric objects by following the step-by-step examples in the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2019\/ENU\/?contextId=HYT_Blog_October_2018_Boundaries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Have<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2019\/ENU\/?contextId=HYT_Blog_October_2018_Boundaries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">You<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2019\/ENU\/?contextId=HYT_Blog_October_2018_Boundaries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tried:<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2019\/ENU\/?contextId=HYT_Blog_October_2018_Boundaries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Create<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2019\/ENU\/?contextId=HYT_Blog_October_2018_Boundaries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boundaries<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2019\/ENU\/?contextId=HYT_Blog_October_2018_Boundaries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Efficiently<\/a><\/strong> topic.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"keep-the-feedback-coming\">Keep the Feedback Coming<\/h2>\n<p>Thanks for all the great feedback submitted so far. 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