DCLINEAR command

Constrains linearly.

BricsCAD Lite; BricsCAD Pro; BricsCAD Mechanical; BricsCAD BIM

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Description

Constrains the distance between two points, or the length of a single entity, to the horizontal or vertical, depending how the cursor is moved, as in the DIMLINEAR command.

Note: “Horizontal” means the constraint lies in the X direction of the current coordinate system, and “vertical” in the Y direction.

Method

There are two methods to begin constraining linearly:

  • By distance: constrain the distance between two entities vertically or horizontally.
    Note: Valid constraint points are found at the same geometric locations as entity snaps, such as the ends and middles of lines, centers and quad points of circles and arcs, and so on.
  • By entity: constrain the length of an entity between its endpoints, vertically or horizontally.
    Note: Constrains one of the following entity types horizontally or vertically: Line, Arc, Polyline segment, Polyline arc segment.

The program applies a vertical or horizontal constraint, depending on how the cursor is moved during the command.

Options within the command

Entity
Constrains the horizontal or vertical distance between the endpoints of an entity.