Geometry | Line

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Geometry | Line

Add Line

Geometry toolbar

Toolbar :

Part-Editor: Geometry toolbar > Add Line

Menu :

Part-Editor: Add menu > Geometry sub-menu> > Add Line

To Add :

1.Part-Editor: Click Geometry toolbar > Add Line

2.Part-Editor: Drag in the graphic-area from the start-Point to its end-Point.

Drag: mouse-button-down (start-Point), move your mouse-pointer, mouse-button-up (end-Point).

The Line is now in the graphic-area.

Notes:

Add with Free-Points*

Do NOT HOVER above a different Point* before you mouse-button-down or mouse-button-up to add the Line

See also: How to Delete a Constraint

Add with Merged-Points*

Do HOVER above a different Point* before you mouse-button-down or mouse-button-up to add the Line

See: Hover+Drag Video

Point* : start-Point, end-Point, center-Point.

Coordinate System of a Line

The start-Point and Origin of the Coordinate-System is where you mouse-button down.

The positive X–axis is from the start-Point to the end-Point of the Line.

Example

How:

Selection-Window

MD-GA-Geometry-AddLine

•Drag from the start-Point to the end Point of the Line

•Linen +

•Pointn at each end of the Line