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+<h5 class="subsubsection">3.2.6.1 Swept points</h5>
+
+<p><a name="index-swept-point-278"></a><a name="index-point-sweep-279"></a>If <var>swept_object</var> is a point list and there is no closure tag,
+<a name="index-_003c_003e_0040r_007b_002c-closure-tag_007d-280"></a><a name="index-closure-tag_002c-_0040code_007b_003c_003e_007d-281"></a>then <code>sweep</code> connects <var>n</var>+1 successive copies of each
+point (including the original) with straight line segments to form a
+polyline. If there are m points in the original point list,
+<a name="index-point-list-282"></a>then m polylines with <var>n</var> segments each are formed by the
+sweep. In this manner, <code>sweep</code> forms a set of one-dimensional
+objects (polylines) from zero-dimensional ones (points).
+
+ <p>When there <em>is</em> a closure tag,
+<a name="index-_003c_003e_0040r_007b_002c-closure-tag_007d-283"></a><a name="index-closure-tag_002c-_0040code_007b_003c_003e_007d-284"></a><code>sweep</code> connects <var>n</var>
+successive copies of each point (including the original) with straight
+line segments and finally connects the last copy back to the original
+to form a polygon with <var>n</var> sides. If there are m points in
+the original point list, then m polygons with <var>n</var> sides
+each are formed by the sweep. In this manner, <code>sweep</code> forms a
+set of two-dimensional objects (polygons) from zero-dimensional ones
+(points).
+
+ <p>Options
+<a name="index-options_002c-sweep-285"></a>of the <code>sweep</code> are copied directly to the resulting
+polyline(s).
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