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2.2.13.1 Draw Object Fields

Some fields are used by multiple types of objects - these are listed below

Line Width
The width of the line for a line, curve or unfilled object can be set. 0 means a pixel width at all scales. Other values are the width of the line in scale units.
Pivot
The Pivot control can be set to the start, or the middle or the end, and it applies to the Length and Angle controls
Rotation Angle
Some Draw objects (Polygon, Polyline, Lines, Curves, Circles) can be rotated about their rotation origin in Describe. After the rotation completes, the rotation angle will be set to zero, as all the points of the object will be adjusted to thier absolute position in the layout.
Rotation Origin
By default the rotation origin is the Layout origin {0,0}. By setting a different Rotation Origin, subsequent Rotations will be about that new point. This may be useful when using Draw objects as part of larger collections.
Lock Rotation Origin
For ease of use, the rotation origin can be Relative to the First Point. If this is done, altering either the First Point or the Rotation Origin will move the both values. This value is always set to locked if the Draw origin is non-zero when the Section 2.2.13 command is started but can be unset to allow repositioning of the Rotate Origin without moving the object. If the Rotate Origin is set to zero, the Object has an Absolute origin.
Layer
The object can be moved between layers
Color
The color of the line or the fill can be set