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	Dynamic entry of rectangle dimensions - AutoCAD 2021.
	One of the smaller new features in AutoCAD 2021 is adding the dynamic entry mode for rectangles - the command `RECTANGLE`. If you have the dynamic entry mode enabled, you can specify the size of both rectangle sides also numerically, just by typing the value of their lengths. You can toggle the sides by pressing the `Tab` key. See sample:

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CAD tip # 12550:

Dynamic entry of rectangle dimensions - AutoCAD 2021.