Line

Draws line segments.

Accessing the Command

command bar: line

aliases: l, 3dline

menu bar: Draw | Line

toolbar: Draw |

: line

Prompts you in the command bar:

Start of line or [Follow] <Last point>: (Pick a point, enter x,y,z coordinates, or choose an option.)

Set end point or [Angle/Length/Undo]: (Pick a point, enter x,y,z coordinates, or choose an option.)

Set end point or [Angle/Length/Follow/Undo]: (Pick a point, enter x,y,z coordinates, or choose an option, or press Enter to exit.)

Set end point or [Angle/Length/Follow/Close/Undo]: (Pick a point, enter x,y,z coordinates, or choose an option, or press Enter to exit.)

Command Options

Option	Description
Start of line	Specifies the starting point of the first line segment.
Last point	Press Enter to use the most recently specified point.
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.

Procedures

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

MLine - draws multilines.

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.