# OUTLINE
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## Function Description:
This command is used to extract the outline shape of selected closed objects in a window selection
method. This outlined shape is in fact a polyline object created on the current layer that you are working with.
## Command Access:
> **Icon:**
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> **Menu:** Draw \> Outline
> **Ribbon:** Home \> Draw \> Outline
> **Toolbar:** Draw \> Outline
> **Command:** OUTLINE
> **Alias: /**
## Command Prompts:
Select object: