Donut

The Donut Command

Toolbar	custom
Pull-down	DrawDonut
Keyboard	DONUT	short-cut	DO

This command draws a solid donut shape, actually it's just a closed polyline consisting of two arc segments which have been given a width. AutoCAD asks you to define the inside diameter i.e. the diameter of the hole and then the outside diameter of the donut. The donut is then drawn in outline and you are asked to pick the centre point in order to position the donut. You can continue picking centre points to draw more donuts or you can hit to end the command. Surprisingly, donuts are constructed from single closed polylines composed of two arc segments which have been given a width. Fortunately AutoCAD works all this out for you, so all you see is a donut.

Command Sequence

Command: DONUT
Specify inside diameter of donut <0.5000>: (pick any two points to define a diameter or enter the exact length)
Specify outside diameter of donut <1.0000>: (pick any two points to define a diameter or enter the exact length)
Specify center of donut or : (pick P1)
Specify center of donut or : (to end or continue to pick for more doughnuts)

As an alternative to picking two points or entering a value for the diameters, you could just hit to accept the default value. Most AutoCAD commands that require user input have default values. They always appear in triangular brackets like this .

Curiously enough AutoCAD doesn't seem to mind if you make the inside diameter of a donut larger than the outside diameter, try it and see.