Drawing a line

The procedure for drawing a line
  1. On Gallery picture editor toolbar adjust the colour, line thickness, line pattern, and layer.
  2. On toolbar Insert click button [Insert new edges] (image\Gro_Pict_gal_Line.gif).
  3. Toolbar Main graphic entry appears on the screen.
  4. Select the line type you need to draw (i.e. straight line, circular arc, parabolic arc, Bezier curve, spline).
  5. Define end points of the selected line or curve type.
  6. End the function by clicking on button [End action] (image\GroDlg_Select.gif) on toolbar Insert.

For details about the definition of curves see chapter Geometry > Beams > Inserting a new beam of a complex axis shape.

Defining the end points of line

There are multiple possibilities to define the end-points of the line.

mouse in free hand

Position the mouse cursor to the defined location and click the left mouse button.

mouse with specified SNAP mode

Adjust the required SNAP mode, use the mouse cursor to select the point.

command line

Type point co-ordinates on the command line of the Gallery item editor.