Line tool

 

Horizontal, vertical, and lines at any angle

 

At any drawing:-

 

 Select: Tools - Line

or

Select option from Toolbar

Use mouse to draw object

 

 Move to start point

 Click left button

 Move mouse in direction of line (program draws a new line)

 

 

 Click left button to confirm

 

Edit options and Properties - right click with the mouse to show the menu of edit options and properties. These vary for each type of drawing object. The property values can be used to set start point, end point, length, thickness ... of each object accurately.

 

 

Notes

 

- If the grid is switched on the starting and end points of the line always move (snap) to the nearest grid point. This makes it easy to ensure that lines meet and that horizontal and vertical lines are straight.

 

 

See also