Line
To sketch
a line:
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Click Line
on the Sketch toolbar, or click Tools,
Sketch Entities,
Line.
The pointer changes to 
.
In the Insert
Line PropertyManager under Orientation,
select one of the following:
As sketched
Horizontal
Vertical
Angle
All selections
except As sketched display a Parameters group.
Under Options, select:
For construction to sketch a construction
line.
Infinite
length to sketch a line of infinite length.
Add
dimensions (Angle orientation
only) to display the length and angle values.
Under Parameters, you can do the following,
based on the Orientation:
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Horizontal
or Vertical |
Angle |
Set a value
for Length  . |
Set a value
for Length . |
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Set a value
for Angle  . |
Click in
the graphics area and sketch the line.
The Line Properties PropertyManager is displayed.
Complete
the line in one of the following ways:
Drag the
pointer to the end of the line and release.
Release
the pointer, move the pointer to the end of the line, and click again.
With Horizontal,
Vertical, and Angle
orientations, if you set values for Length
and Angle , the line is automatically created with those values.
You can
do any of the following:
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If you create a line using Angle
as the Orientation, and you set
a value for Angle , you can edit the angle under the following conditions:
The line must be referenced
in an angular dimension. The other line in the
dimension must be a horizontal construction line. The
change must occur within the current Line
Properties PropertyManager
session. |
To modify the line by dragging:
In an open sketch, do one of the following:
To change the length of the line, select one of
the endpoints and drag to lengthen or shorten the line.
To move the line, select the line and drag the
line to another position.
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To change the angle of a line, select an endpoint and drag to a
different angle.
If the line has a vertical or horizontal relation, delete the vertical
or horizontal relation in the Line Properties PropertyManager
before dragging to a new angle.
If you selected Add dimensions
under Parameters, you must
delete the relation to change the length or the angle of the line. If
you selected only the values for Length
or for Angle, you can modify the
line without deleting relations.
To change the line properties:
In an open sketch, select a line and edit its properties in the
Line Properties PropertyManager.