LINE command

Creates line segments.

BricsCAD Shape; BricsCAD Lite; BricsCAD Pro; BricsCAD Mechanical; BricsCAD BIM

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Alias: 3DLINE, L

Description

Creates a series of individual line entities by specifying the start and endpoint of each segment. Options allow you to specify the angle, undo, and close the geometry.

  1. Start
  2. End
  3. Close
  4. Length
  5. Angle

Method

This command has 3 methods to begin creating a line segment:

  • Start of line
  • Last point
  • Follow

Options within the command

Start of line
Allows you to begin creating a line by specifying the start point.
Set end point
Specifies the end point of the line segment.
Note: You can continue adding unlimited segments until you press Enter to end the command.
Follow
Begins creating a line from the last drawn arc or line segment, following its angle.
Length of line
Specifies the length of the line. Picking the endpoint only determines the length since the angle follows the previous segment.
  1. Last drawn arc
  2. Follow
Last point
Begins creating a line from the last point picked.
  1. Last drawn arc
  2. Last point
  3. End point
Angle
Specifies the angle of the line segment.
Length
Specifies the length of the line segment.
Undo
Undoes the last line segment and continue drawing from its previous start point.
Close
Automatically draw a line from the end point of the last segment to the start point of the first segment.