Wipeout
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Wipeout
Menu: Draw – 
Wipeout
Toolbar: Draw –
Command line: WIPEOUT
This command creates a polygonal area that masks underlying objects with the current background color.
The wipeout area is bounded by a frame that you can turn on for editing and turn off for plotting. You can convert a closed polyline consisting of line segments into a masking object.
Options:
| Undo | Undo the last specified point. This option allows you to undo all the specified points except the start point. |
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| Close | Closes the boundary and ends the command. |
| Polyline | Create a mask boundary from an existing closed polyline. |
| Frames | Select the visibility of the boundaries. The following prompt is displayed: Enter mode or [ON/OFF]: Options:
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Options:
| Specify start point or [Frames/Polyline]: | Specify the point. |
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| Specify next point : | Specify the next point. |
| Specify next point or [Undo]: | Specify the next point. |
| Specify next point or [Undo/Close]: | Specify all subsequent points defining the boundary inside which is necessary to hide the objects. |
| Specify next point or [Undo/Close]: | Press ENTER or select the Close option to end the command. |
When you create the boundary from closed polyline, the following prompts are displayed:
| Specify start point or [Frames/Polyline]: | Select the Polyline option. |
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| Select the Polyline option. | Select the polyline. |
| Erase polyline? [Yes/No]: | Select the necessary option. |
When you create the boundary in the frames mode, the following prompts are displayed:
| Specify start point or [Frames/Polyline]: | Select the Frames option. |
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| Enter mode or [ON/OFF]: | Select the required option. |
NOTE: Selecting the boundary visibility mode affects all mask objects on the drawing.
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