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How to draw a (nice-looking) polygon (with a pencil)?
« on: May 30, 2006, 12:31:16 PM »
How do I draw nice looking sevensided and fivesided polygons, for use in structural formulas?
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Re: How to draw a polygon?
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2006, 12:38:44 PM »
Check ACD ChemSketch freeware version.

http://www.acdlabs.com/download/chemsk.html
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Re: How to draw a polygon?
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2006, 01:04:35 PM »
Quote from: Borek on May 30, 2006, 12:38:44 PM
Check ACD ChemSketch freeware version.

No-no... I was thinking about, on paper with a pencil :-)
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Re: How to draw a (nice-looking) polygon (with a pencil)?
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2006, 08:15:34 PM »
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Re: How to draw a (nice-looking) polygon (with a pencil)?
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2006, 08:31:42 PM »
Just sit down and practice for a few minutes until you can draw them well.  At first you can try drawing a circle first and inscribing the polygons within the circle.
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Re: How to draw a (nice-looking) polygon (with a pencil)?
« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2006, 08:56:10 PM »
Hmm... well if you're allowed to use a protractor and ruler it shouldn't be difficult.  Use the protractor to make sure your pentagone has uniform 108ºangles and sides of equal length.
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Re: How to draw a (nice-looking) polygon (with a pencil)?
« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2006, 09:37:10 PM »
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Re: How to draw a (nice-looking) polygon (with a pencil)?
« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2006, 03:05:06 AM »
maybe u tried drawing stars without lifting your pencil then connecting their vertices, it would be easier to draw that pentagon
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