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title: "Adding a Polygonal Slab to a Drawing"
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# Adding a Polygonal Slab to a Drawing

Use the **Polygonal Slab** shape to easily add a multi-sided slab to your drawing. By default, the sides of this slab are of equal length. The *Polygon* dialog enables you to quickly choose the length, the elevations and the number of sides.

To add a Polygonal Slab to a drawing:

1. Click the **Structure** tab in the *Handset Designer* pane.
2. Click and drag the **Polygonal Slab** shape onto the Drawing Page.

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The *Polygon* dialog appears.

As necessary:

1. Click the **Number of sides** arrows up or down to determine how many sides the polygon will have.
2. Click in the **Length of each side** text field and enter the length measurement for each side.
3. Click in the **Top elevation** text field and enter a top elevation measurement.
4. Click in the **Bottom elevation** text field and enter a bottom elevation measurement.
5. To tell Handset Designer to keep these values for all Polygonal Slab shapes, click the checkbox **Always use these values as default**,  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/93d3156b-f00a-4d71-b07e-82e02b71f7d4.png)  
**Note**: For measurements use ft. for feet, in. for inches or m. for meters. You may also use the standard notations " for inches or ' for feet.
6. Click **OK**.  
Handset designer displays the polygon shape on the drawing page. A surveying target shape appears in the middle of the shape, showing the center of gravity (often the center) of the final polygon.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/1240d133-0f11-48b9-b230-9f626169e0ae.png)