Create > Line Menu

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To create a line, click Create > Line. The following menu appears.

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Tangent

Create a line tangent to elements or locations.

Video, Tangent

Other 0

After the new line appears, click Other 0 to see all possibilities.

Video, Tangent > Other 0

Location

When you click Tangent, the Location button appears on the menu.

Click Location to display the Select Point menu, and select a point.

Video, Tangent > Location

Endpoints

Click Endpoints to display the Select Point menu and select the starting and ending points.

String

Click String and the Create Line String dialog box appears. Create separate line segments that connected end to end,  or a single Polyline.

Horizontal

Create horizontal lines, according to the current CView.

Vertical

Create vertical lines, according to the current CView.

Both

Click a single location to create both a horizontal and vertical line.

Angle

Click Angle and the following menu appears.

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Info Change

The Create Line At Angle dialog box appears.

Location

The Select Point menu appears. Select a point to create the line.

Cross Product

Cross Product creates a line one unit long, perpendicular to a plane defined by two lines you select. Switch to Isometric view (CTRL-7) to see the new line.

  1. Select two lines that define a plane.

  2. Select the endpoint of the line.

Video, Cross Product

Offset

Create a line of equal length and parallel to the selected line. You control the distance.

Rectangle

The Create Line Rectangle dialog box appears.

image\Camera_shg.gif Rectangle: Opposite Corners

image\Camera_shg.gif Rectangle: Corner-Length-Width

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