Works with Bricscad (Windows) Classic, Pro and Platinum, Bricscad (Linux) Classic and Pro
Draws infinitely long lines.
Accessing the Command
command bar: xline
aliases: xl, infline
menu bar: Draw | Infinite Line
toolbar: Draw 2D |
: xline
Prompts you in the command bar:
Infinite line: Bisect/Horizontal/Vertical/Angle/Parallel/<Point along line>: (Pick a point or enter an option.)
Direction: (Pick a point, or enter x,y coordinates.)
Direction: (Pick another point, or press Enter to exit command.)
An xline has no starting point and no ending point; both ends stretch to infinity.
Xlines are ignored when Bricscad determines the extents of the drawing.
Command Options
Option |
Description |
Specifies a point on the xline. Pick a point in the drawing, or enter x,y coordinates; prompts you: Direction - specify the direction of the xline. The Direction prompt repeats so that you can draw multiple xline from the same starting point. Press Enter to exit the command. |
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Draws an xline that bisects entities perpendicularly; prompts you: Entity/<Vertex point> - enter an option. |
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Entity |
Draws xlines perpendicular to the midpoint of lines and polyline segments, and the center point of arcs and polyarcs; prompts you: Select line,arc, or polyline segment to bisect - select a line, an arc, a polyline segment, or a polyarc.
This option works with splined polylines, but not with spline entities. |
Vertex point |
Draws xlines that start at the vertex point and bisect two pick points; prompts you: Bisection angle start point - specify one part of the bisection angle. Bisection angle start point - specify the other part of the bisection angle.
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Draws xlines horizontal to the current UCS; prompts you: Location - specify the horizontal location of the xline; pick a point in the drawing, or enter x,y coordinates. The 'Location' prompt repeats for drawing multiple horizontal xlines at different starting points. Press Enter to exit the command. |
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Draws xlines vertical to the current UCS; prompts you: Location - specify the vertical location of the xline; pick a point in the drawing, or enter x,y coordinates. The 'Location' prompt repeats for drawing multiple vertical xlines at different starting points. Press Enter to exit the command. |
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Draws xlines at angles; prompts you: Reference/<Enter angle (0)> - enter an option. |
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Reference |
Draws xlines at an angle relative to another entity; prompts you: Select reference entity - choose a line. The line provides the reference (base) angle. Enter angle - specify the angle, measured relative to the entity. Location - specify the angle's start point; need not coincide with the entity's end points.
The 'Location' prompt repeats for drawing multiple infinite lines at the same angle. |
Enter angle |
Specifies the angle; enter an angle or pick two points to indicate the angle. Prompts you: Location - specify the starting point of the xline.
The 'Location' prompt repeats for drawing multiple infinite lines at the same angle. |
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Draws xlines parallel to lines and polyline segments; prompts you: Through point/<Offset distance for parallel infinite line> (Through) - enter an option. This option works only with line segments. |
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Through point |
Specifies the point through which to draw the xline; prompts you: Select entity for parallel infinite line - choose the entity to offset with a xline. Through the point - specify the point through which to draw the xline; this point also specifies the xline's start point.
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Offset distance for parallel infinite line |
Specifies the offset distance. Enter a value or pick two points; prompts you: Select entity for parallel infinite line - choose the entity to offset with an xline. Side for parallel infinite line - specify the side on which to place the xline.
The xline's start point is parallel to the line's start point. The 'Select entity for parallel infinite line' prompt repeats for drawing multiple xlines at different offset distances. |
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Specifies the direction of the xline. Pick a point, or enter x,y coordinates. |
Grips Editing
XLines can be edited directly through grips:
Select the xline. Notice that it has three grips.
Drag the grips to perform the following actions:
Drag the midpoint grip to move the xline.
Drag the other grips to rotate the xline.
Related Commands
Ray - draws semi-infinite lines.
Properties - modifies the properties of rays and xlines.
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