Finite Construction Line Add ( Modeling > press a f )

Tool summary :

  • Adds a finite construction line whose ends are the points that you locate.

  • Finite construction lines are available in Modeling only. Any construction lines -- finite or infinite -- that you add in Modeling will be visible only in your workstation.
  • For you to be able to see the results of adding a finite construction line, the display of " Construction lines " needs to be on.
  • See the step-by-step instructions .

Also see :

VIDEO When you attempt to add a finite constuction line using the Locate options ANGL or PERP (which are not point locators), an infinite construction line is created, even though the Construction Line Add Finite tool is used. The option " Finite line " can be used to make infinite construction lines finite only if those construction lines were originally added by locating two points. (Recorded in SDS2 Detailing , v2015.)

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  Step-by step instructions

1 . Invoke Construction Line Add Finite using any one (1) of the following methods:

Method 1 : Click the Add Finite Construciton Line icon, which is pictured above. The icon can be taken from the group named ' Model -- Construction Lines ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).

Method 2 : If " Modeling layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose Model > Construction Lines > Add Finite .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Construction Line Add Finite can also be configured to be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the lightning interface, this configuration is done using Customize Interface . The default keyboard shortcut for Construction Line Add Finite is a f .

Method 6 : With Construction Line Mode mouse bindings active, middle-click ( Add Finite ) while holding down the Shift key.

2 . Locate-Pan-Return mouse bindings become active. Place your mouse pointer ( ) so that the target ( ) snaps to the first end point of the construction line, then left-click ( Locate ).

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Tip: Auto , INCL , INRL , EXPT , FRPT , VTPT , DXDY , MDPT , CNTR and ONLN can be used to locate points; ANGL , BSCL , BSMB and BSRL cannot.

3 . Locate-Pan-Return mouse bindings become active. Move the mouse pointer ( ) so the target ( ) snaps to the second end point of the construction line, then left-click ( Locate ).

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Tip: In addition to point locators that are available to be used to locate a first point, you can use options such as TANC and POLAR to locate a second point.

Warning: Using a Locate option that does not locate points -- for example, ANGL or PERP -- results in an infinite construction line.

4 . A construction line that terminates in the points you located in steps 2 and 3 will be drawn on screen. Do one of the following:

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Alternative 1 : Repeat steps 2 and 3 to add another finite construction line.

Alternative 2 : Right-click ( Return ) if you are done.

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