Draws infinitely long lines.
Note: Xlines have no starting point and no ending point as both ends stretch to infinity, and are useful as construction lines; they are ignored when the program determines the extents of the drawing.
Accessing the Command
command bar: xline
aliases: xl
infline
menu bar: Draw | Infinite Line
ribbon: Draw | Draw | Line | Construction Line
toolbar: Draw | Lines |
: XLine
Prompts you in the command bar:
Infinite line: Set point along line or [Horizontal/Vertical/Angle/Bisect/Parallel]: (Pick a point, or else enter an option)
Direction: (Pick a point, or enter x,y coordinates)
Direction: (Pick another point, or else press Enter to exit command)
Command Options
Option |
Description |
Point along line |
Specifies a point on the xline: pick a point in the drawing, or enter x,y coordinates; prompts you: Direction - (specify the direction of the xline.) The Direction prompt repeats so that you can draw multiple xline from the same starting point. Press Enter to exit the command. |
Bisect |
Draws an xline that bisects entities perpendicularly; prompts you: Entity/<Vertex point> - (enter an option:)
This option works with splined polylines, but not with spline entities.
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Horizontal |
Draws xlines horizontal to the current UCS; prompts you: Location - (specify the horizontal location of the xline; pick a point in the drawing, or enter x,y coordinates. The 'Location' prompt repeats for drawing multiple horizontal xlines at different starting points. Press Enter to exit the command.) |
Vertical |
Draws xlines vertical to the current UCS; prompts you: Location - (specify the vertical location of the xline; pick a point in the drawing, or enter x,y coordinates. The 'Location' prompt repeats for drawing multiple vertical xlines at different starting points. Press Enter to exit the command.) |
Angle |
Draws xlines at angles; prompts you: Reference/<Enter angle (0)> - (enter an option:)
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Parallel |
Draws xlines parallel to lines and polyline segments; prompts you: Through point/<Offset distance for parallel infinite line> (Through) - (enter an option:)
This option works only with line segments.
The xline's start point is parallel to the line's start point. The 'Select entity for parallel infinite line' prompt repeats for drawing multiple xlines at different offset distances.
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Grips Editing
XLines can be edited directly through grips:
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Select the xline. Notice that it has three grips.
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Drag the grips to perform the following actions:
- Drag the midpoint grip to move the xline.
- Drag the other grips to rotate the xline.
Procedures
Related Commands
Ray - draws semi-infinite lines.
Properties - modifies the properties of rays and xlines.