Draw a line a specific length

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clocey
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Draw a line a specific length

Post by clocey » Fri May 22, 2020 10:45 pm

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Or how do I draw a line a specific length without depending on grid snaps?

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Husky
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Re: Draw a line a specific length

Post by Husky » Sat May 23, 2020 12:23 am

clocey wrote:
Fri May 22, 2020 10:45 pm
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Or how do I draw a line a specific length without depending on grid snaps?
Launch a line tool and use the option box to fill in the specific length of the line.

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Re: Draw a line a specific length

Post by petevick » Sat May 23, 2020 10:41 am

you could also use the 'Line from 2 Points', snap to geometry point for the start, move the cross hairs to hover over a known snap point, press the spacebar to make tha command line active, type in the length required and press Return.
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