Edit Bar controls: Construction Line, Line Length, Line Position, Create Duplicate Entities, Palette Group, Palette.
This tool allows you to draw a vertical line. The line may be of specified length, or may be a construction line.
Construction Line - determines if the lines are to be construction lines or drawn in the current palette.
Line Length - this is the length of the lines to be drawn. You can either enter the required length on the edit bar or use the Nudge keys to adjust the length interactively.
Line Position - this is the position of the cursor on the new line.
Bottom/Left - the cursor position will be to the bottom or to the left.
Centre - the cursor position will be central.
Top/Right - the cursor position will be to the top or to the right.
Select the Edit Bar options then pick a point for the vertical line.
Constraint Manager
If you have the Constraint Manager active whilst using this tool you will experience the following differences:
- A vertical constraint is added to the line
- A coincident constraint is added if the line is snapped onto an existing entity
- A linear dimension is added on first use of a particular length and an equal length constraint added on multiple use
Related topics: Notes On Draw Tools