Inserting a Line Segment
To create an object with one or more straight line segments after another object, use the Draw > Line Segment command.
- Click Draw > Line Segment > Insert Segment Before
or Draw > Line
Segment > Insert Segment After.
A submenu appears. - Select one of the following:
- Straight
- Spline
- 3 Point Arc
- Center Point Arc
- Select the first point of the line in one of the following ways:
- Click the point.
- Type the point’s coordinates in the text boxes in the status bar.
- Select the endpoint of the line by clicking the point or typing the coordinates in the text boxes in the status bar.
- Complete the line in one of the following ways:
- Double-click the endpoint.
- Click Done on the shortcut menu.
- Press Enter.
- Click OK.
The endpoint serves as the start point for a subsequent line segment.
To delete all points and start over, press Esc or click Escape Draw Mode on the shortcut menu.
The Properties dialog box appears, enabling you to modify the object's attributes.
Note: While drawing
a polyline, you can switch between straight line, arc line, or spline
segments using the Set Edge Type
commands on the shortcut menu.
After drawing a polyline, you can select any segment in the history tree and edit it by changing coordinates, inserting a segment before or after, deleting the start or end point, and making other modifications.