Tool Palettes Curves > Lines > Parallel line > To draw a line parallel to a curve

Curves > Lines > Parallel line

Allows you to create a keypoint line parallel to another line or curve.

To draw a line parallel to a curve

Click the Parallel line icon, or choose Lines > Parallel line from the Curves palette menu.



Click the curve to which the new line will be parallel.
Guidelines are added for the curve, allowing you to line up the start and/or end points of the new line if needed.
If you click a curved line, the new line will be parallel to the tangent where you click.



Click the start point of the parallel line, or type a 3D coordinate to place the point exactly.

As you drag the start point, the Parallel Line tool displays the distance between the lines in current linear units.



Click the end point of the parallel line, or type a 3D coordinate to place the point exactly.

As you drag the end point, the Parallel Line tool displays the length of the line in current linear units.