Line

Works with Bricscad (Windows) Classic, Pro and Platinum, Bricscad (Linux) Classic and Pro

Draws line segments.

Accessing the Command

command bar: line

aliases: l, 3dline

menu bar: Draw | Line

toolbar: Draw 2D |

: line

Prompts you in the command bar:

Start of line: (Pick a point in the drawing, or enter x,y,z coordinates.)

Angle/Length/Undo/<End point>: (Enter an option, or pick another point.)

Angle/Length/Follow/Undo/<End point>: (Enter an option, or pick another point.)

Angle/Length/Follow/Close/Undo/<End point>: (Enter an option, pick another point, or press Enter to exit.)

When the Line command is used again in the same drawing, the initial prompt changes:

ENTER to use last point/Follow/<Start of line>: (Press Enter, type F, or pick a point.)

Command Options

Option	Description
Start of line	Specifies the starting point of the first line segment.
End point	Specifies the endpoint of each line segment.
Angle	Draws the line at a user-specified angle and distance; prompts you: Angle of line - specify the angle (measured counter-clockwise from the positive x-axis). Length of line - specify the length of the segment.
Length	Draws the line at a user-specified distance and angle; prompts you: Length of line - specify the length of the segment. Angle of line - specify the angle (measured counterclockwise from the positive x-axis).
Undo	Undoes (erases) the last line segment.
Follow	Draws the next line segment at the same angle as the previous segment. Length of line - specify the length of the segment.
Close	Closes the "polygon" by drawing a line segment between the current endpoint and the first start point.

Enter to use last point	Pressing Enter starts the next line segment at the end of the last one.

Grips Editing

Lines can be edited directly through grips:

Select the line. Notice that it has three grips.
Drag the grips to perform the following actions:
- Drag an endpoint grip to stretch the line.
- Drag the midpoint grip to move the line.

Related Commands

PLine - draws connected lines and arcs.

Ray - draws semi-infinite lines.

Sketch - draws sketched (freehand) lines.

Trace - draws wide line segments.

XLine - draws infinite lines.

Properties - changes the properties of lines through a dialog box.

Change - changes the properties of lines through the command bar.