Re: Specifying the length of a line
Posted by
dxli on
Jun 02, 2012; 12:28pm
URL: https://forum.librecad.org/Specifying-the-length-of-a-line-tp5706688p5706724.html
Hi Glenn,
if you want to specify the distance manually, you may choose "draw parallel" for lines, and and "draw concentric" for arc/circles.
If you want to use construction lines instead, I suggest you to add a layer "construction", change to construction layer to draw those construction lines, and change back to your layer to for other drawings. When you are done, you can hide/show the construction layer by one click.
dxli
Bluescreen wrote
Thanks Dxli that was great.
How do I draw a line a specific distance from another line, such as would be the case when drawing a thread on a bolt. Is there a way to specify the distance from the original line and draw a line from that.
I'm thinking that I would need some sort of reference point to measure distances from, so in the case of a bolt I can get the thread depth correct. Would it be advisable to use construction lines to help (going back to my drafting days at school) get the proportions right. And if so, how would you remove them afterwards? Sorry for the wordiness of my reply, I'm not good at thinking onto a screen.
Glenn.