Line Add ( Drawing Editor )

Tool summary :

  • Draws one or more connecting or intermittent lines. Right-click ( Return ) or press Esc to signal that you are done.
  • Two located points draw a single line segment. A third mouse click is needed to signal that you are done locating points. One line segment: Left-click ( Draw ) at two different locations, then right-click ( Return ).
  • You can locate several points at a time using Line Add in order to draw a series of connected line segments. Two connected line segments: Left-click ( Draw ) three times, at distinct points, then right-click ( Return ).
  • You can also draw a series of lines that do not touch. Two separate lines: Left-click ( Draw ) twice at distinct points, then middle-click ( Move ) at another point, then left-click ( Draw ) at still another point, then right-click ( Return ).
  • The default display color (line thickness for plotting) and dash pattern (line type) of lines added can be set using the Edit Palette .
  • The Edit Palette can also be used during Line Add to change the default color and line type for each line segment before you draw it.
  • Line segments can be instantly removed (one at a time, in reverse-order of their addition) by using Undo .
  • In a crane placement drawing , you can add objects to non comment layers as well as comment layers. In a non crane placement drawing, you can add objects only to comment layers .
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Also see :

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   Examples and a video (also see the step-by-step instructions ):

Line Add bindings

( click here for a video )

These lines were added during the same operation using Draw (left-click), Move (middle-click) and Return (right-click). The VIDEO shows a similar pattern.

Another example:

The letter s indicates the first d point. The colors (thicknesses) of the lines were changed during the operation using the Edit Palette .

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   Step-by-step instructions (also see the example ):

The following instructions assume that you are using a 3-button mouse.

1 . Before using this tool:

1a : On the layer selection tool , select the comment layer that you want to add the line(s) to. You cannot add objects to non-comment layers in Site Planning . This step is optional because a comment layer will be created for you, if needed.

1b (optional) : Use the Edit Palette to set the pen number (display color) and line type for the next to-be-added line(s). You can keep the Edit Palette open so that you can change the pen number of subsequent to-be-added line during the Line Add operation.

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

Method 1 : Click the Line Add icon. The icon can be taken from the group named ' Objects -- Lines ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).

Method 2 : If " Drawing Editor layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose Objects > Lines > Add .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Line Add can also be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the ' Lightning ' layout style, configuration of the interface is done using Customize Interface .

3 . Draw - Move - Return mouse bindings become active along with various Locate options. The status line prompts you to " Add Line - Select First Point ."

mouse bindings

3a : Select the Locate icon that you want (if it's not pressed already).

3b : Place the mouse pointer ( ) and left-click ( Draw ) to locate the first point of the first line segment. That point will be located where the point location target ( ) is at.

4 . Draw - Move - Return mouse bindings continue to be active.

mouse bindings

4a : Select the Locate icon that you want (if it's not pressed already), then left-click ( Draw ) to draw the first line segment. Note: the first point of this first line segment was located in step 3b.

4b (optional) : Place the mouse pointer ( ) and either left-click ( Draw ) or middle-click ( Move ). Left-click ( Draw ) draws the end point of a line segment. Middle-click ( Move ) locates the starting point of a new line segment at wherever the point location target ( ) is at. Move the mouse pointer ( ) and left-click ( Draw ) or middle-click ( Move ) as many times as you like to draw as many lines as you want.

4d : When you are done drawing lines, right-click ( Return ). Go to step 5.

5 . The mouse bindings that were active when you invoked Line Add become active again.

Note: Any line segments added using this procedure can be instantly removed (one at a time, in reverse-order of their addition) by using Undo .

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