Adding Line Segments

Adding Line Segments

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draw_lineseg 

To add line segments to your geometry follow these steps:

  1. Click on the Line Segment icon draw_segment_button  in the Draw toolbox or select Line Segment from the Draw menu.
  2. Position the cursor point cursor  in the drawing window.
  3. Click the mouse to place each endpoint.

Each line segment is displayed with a letter label for each endpoint.

line segment 

You can change the label from the Select mode select .

To abort a line segment in the middle of the drawing operation, hit the "esc" key.

Line Segment is a modal command.  You can continue making segments until you choose the select arrow or another drawing tool.