Allows you to create a
keypoint line composed of several segments.
To draw a series of connected
lines (polyline)
- Click the Polyline icon, or choose Lines
> Polyline from the Keypoint Curve Toolbox.
- Click to place the starting point for
the polyline, or type a 3D coordinate to place the point exactly.
If you click the endpoint
of an existing keypoint curve, the new line attaches itself to the
end of the existing curve to create a composite curve.
- Click to place the next point in the
polyline, or type a 3D coordinate to place the point exactly.
- Click the to add the point freely.
- Click the to align the point horizontally
to the first point.
- Click the to align the point vertically
to the first point.
As you drag the end point, the Polyline tool
displays the length of the line in current linear units.
- You can now:
- Repeat step 3 to add another line segment.
- Click the Polyline tool
to start another polyline.
- Click any other tool to finish the polyline.
Tips and notes
- You can use guidelines and curve snapping curve to draw parallel lines,
tangent lines, perpendicular lines, and right angles quickly.
- You can use Edit > Undo to undo points in a polyline
all the way back to the start point.
Line Poly Options
- Degree
-
Specifies the degree of the curve. The values
range from 1 to 7. The default is 1.