Draw Linear Objects

Draw Linear Objects

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Draw Lines

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Concept

Procedure

Quick Reference

You can close a sequence of line segments so that the first and last segments are joined.

You can assign properties to lines including color, linetype, and lineweight. For more information about properties, see Work with Object Properties.

You specify the locations that define the endpoints of each line with precision. You can

• Enter the coordinate values for an endpoint, using either absolute or relative coordinates
• Specify an object snap relative to an existing object. For example, you can specify the center of a circle as one endpoint of the line
• Turn grid snap on and snap to a location

There are other methods for creating precise lines. A highly efficient technique is to offset a line from an existing line, and then trim or extend it to the desired length.

Use polyline objects instead of line objects if you want the segments to be connected as a single object.