Line Tools

Toolbar / Icon:

Shortcut:

W, L

Command:

linemenu

Description

Lines are straight entities defined by two points. The line tools offer various ways to construct a line, for example from a start point to an end point, parallel to an existing entity, tangentially to circles or arcs or orthogonally to another line.

Line Types

Most line tools allow you to choose the type of line to create in the options toolbar. The line types available are:

• Auto: Automatically create a line of the same type as a chosen other line. This applies for the parallel line tool.
• Line Segment: Creates line segments from a start point to an end point.
• Infinite Line: Creates infinite lines that go through two given points. These are sometimes called X-lines or construction lines.
• Rays: Creates rays from a given start point, through another point with an infinite length.