Drawing infinite lines
An infinite line (XLINE) is a line through a given point, oriented at a specified angle and extending to infinity in both directions. Because infinite lines extend to infinity, they are not calculated as part of the drawing extents.
The default method for drawing an infinite line is to select a point and then specify its direction.
As they are often used as references for creating other entities, rays and infinite lines are sometimes referred to as construction lines.
The Construction Line tool is available on:
- The Draw menu.
- The Draw toolbar.
- The Draw ribbon panel.
General procedure
- Launch the XLINE command.
- Specify the first point of the infinite line.
The infinite line displays dynamically.
- Select another point to specify the direction of the infinite line.
The next infinite line displays dynamically.
- (Optional) Keep specifying directions to draw a series of infinite lines passing through the first specified point.
- Right-click or press Enter to stop.