Draw a line at an angle
Draw a line at an angle
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Hi. I'm new to CAD and draftsight, and would like to draw a line at a specific angle. I know that you can do this with infinite line but I need to draw the line a certain length.
I would also like to be able to draw a line and then draw a line at a certain angle to the first line.
thanks for any responses.
gldrgidr
I would also like to be able to draw a line and then draw a line at a certain angle to the first line.
thanks for any responses.
gldrgidr





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As an alternative, maybe try snapping the line onto the angled infinite construction line?
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WOW! I would if I had any clue what you are talking about.
Does this mean that I should use trigonometry to calculate where the end point of the line should be?
Any chance you can give me an example?
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Steve R.
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I guess that's because @length,<angle is an AutoCAD syntax. Or maybe it predates AutoCAD. I've noticed there are quite a few other AutoCAD ways of doing something that are not shown in DraftSight.
RE: Draw a line at an angle
If you have a line at some non-even number angle, an easy way to make a line a certain angle relative to it is to copy the line, pick its start as the base point ("From" point), then pick its end point as the "To" point.
Now you have what appears to be a single line, twice as long as the original. But it is actually 2 lines, thus you can select the 2nd line (the copy) and Rotate it. "Rotate" command, select the 2nd line, pick on the point that is the end of the 1st line/start of the 2nd as the Pivot Point (Center point or "Rotate About" point), then enter the angle you want it rotated.
I use circles to define line lengths many times. If your rotated line is longer than you want it, draw a circle from the start point of the line, with a radius equal to the length you want, then Trim off the excess. Then Erase the circle.
Or, if you need it longer, draw the circle, then Extend to it.
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Here's how I would do it:
From one corner of the rectangle, draw a circle with Radius = .08mm
Then from the same corner point, draw a circle with Radius = .36mm
Whichever way you want the rise/run, draw a line from the intersection of one circle and a side of the rectangle to the intersection point of the other circle and the adjacent side of the rectangle.
Now you have a line at your rise/run.
The quick way to replicate it to the other 3 corners of the rectangle is to use the Mirror command.
Type "mi" or click the icon.
Pick the angled line as the object to mirror.
Press the Enter key (or the spacebar).
Pick the midpoint of one side of the rectangle and then pick the midpoint of the opposite side as the "mirror about".
Press the Enter key, then press it again because you do not want to delete the mirrored object.
Now you have 2 angled lines in opposite corners.
Repeat the above Mirror process, except this time pick both angled lines as mirror bjects and use the midpoints of the other 2 rectangle sides as the mirror about line.
Now you have angled lines in all 4 corners.
Type "tr" or click the Trim icon, pick the 4 angled lines as Trim lines, press Enter to get to the next step, then click on the ends of the rectangle side lines to trim them off.
Now you have a rectangle with angled corners.