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• Check Polar to define the new location’s method is specified or if either Relative
Distance and Angle from the previous method is used with Polar unchecked.
point instead of using X and Y coordi- • Distance and Angle are entered if either
nates. Only available if Relative to Itself Relative method is specified when Polar
or to Previous Point is selected above. is checked.
• Along Line - Define the new location rel- • From Edge - When the Along Line
ative to the edge of a nearby CAD object. method is used, specify the distance of
This option is enabled only when the the point’s New Location to the end of
point is located near a CAD object and the CAD object’s edge that it was origi-
refers to the end nearest to the point’s nally closest to. When Percentage (%) is
original location. checked, enter this value as a percentage
• Check Percentage (%) to specify the instead.
Along Line value as a percentage of the If the point is near an arc, Along Line is
total line or arc length rather than as a measured along the curve.
distance. 0% moves the point to the clos-
est end of the nearest edge, 50% to the If the point is near a box or polyline, Along
midpoint, and 100% to the other end. Line is measured along the nearest side just
Negative numbers and percentages as it does with an individual line or arc.
greater than 100 are allowed.
If the point is near an oval or circle, Along
• Specify the new position of the point Line is measured along an (invisible) axis
here. The options here depend on the line that the item was originally drawn along.
method chosen to define the New Loca-
tion.
Click the Number Style button to
• X Position and Y Position coordinates change the units used in dialogs. See
are entered if the Absolute Location “Dialog Number/Angle Style Dialog” on page
137.

Line Tools

Select CAD> Draw Lines to display Draw Line
the Line Tools.
There are two methods that you can
If Object Snaps a n d Connect CAD use to draw lines with the Draw Line
tool. The standard method is to select CAD>
Segments are enabled, you can connect Lines> Draw Line, then click and drag from
the ends of two lines and/or arcs to form a beginning to end.
single entity called a polyline. See
“Polylines” on page 312. An alternative method that allows you to
draw multiple lines is also available. See
“Alternate” on page 209.

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