TechDraw ExtensionLineParallel: Difference between revisions

From FreeCAD Documentation
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 14: Line 14:
{{GuiCommand
{{GuiCommand
|Name=TechDraw ExtensionLineParallel
|Name=TechDraw ExtensionLineParallel
|MenuLocation=
|MenuLocation=TechDraw → Parallel
|Workbenches=[[TechDraw_Workbench|TechDraw]]
|Workbenches=[[TechDraw_Workbench|TechDraw]]
|Shortcut=
|Shortcut=

Revision as of 16:44, 22 November 2021

This documentation is a work in progress. Please don't mark it as translatable since it will change in the next hours and days.
Other languages:

TechDraw ExtensionLineParallel

Menu location
TechDraw → Parallel
Workbenches
TechDraw
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
0.20
See also
None

Description

The Parallel tool creates a line parallel to another line through a vertex.

On the right an added parallel line

Usage

  1. Optional pick favoured line attributes using Aspect button.
  2. Select one line (1).
  3. Select one vertex (2).
  4. There are several ways to invoke the tool:
    • Press the Parallel button.
    • Select the TechDraw → Extensions: centerlines and threading → Create a line parallel to another line) option from the menu.
  5. A cosmetic line is created.
  • The selected line (1) defines the direction.
  • The created line passes through the vertex (2).
  • The length of the created line is the same as the length of the direction defining line.
  • Linestyle, width and color is used as selected in the Aspect tool.