This is a portion of our DraftSight User Manual, which should be accessible via the EagleRock Help icon on your machine's Desktop. If you do not have a Help icon, contact EagleRock customer support to have this feature added.
Line
The line tool is straightforward; it draws a line using a start and end point. The continuous option starts a new line at the endpoint of the previous line. This speeds up the drawing process, since you only need to specify the next point.
Line Quick Reference | |
Command |
line |
Alias |
l |
Toolbar |
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Menu bar |
Draw ⇢ Line |
Important Options |
Continuous - (Default) Automatically uses the endpoint of the previous line as the start point of the next line. Segment - When a line is finished, prompts user to specify a new start point for the next line. |
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Command Window Examples (remember to type the spaces into the command window) |
Draws a line 3 units long at a 45° angle starting at 0,0: : line 0,0 @3<45
Draws a line to 5 units to the right of 0,0: : l 0,0 @5,0
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