Line: LINE

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Toolbar: Draw > Line

Ribbon: Home > Line (in Draw); Draw > Line (in Draw)

Menu: Draw > Line

Keyboard: _LINE

Alias: L, 3DLINE

Draws straight lines of any length. You can specify the two-dimensional or three-dimensional coordinates for the start or endpoints by entering the x,y,z-coordinates of the point.

1. Specify the start point of the line.
2. Specify the endpoint.

Start of line: Specify the start point of the line.

Angle ◆ Length ◆ <End point>: Specify the endpoint of the line. To specify the angle of the line, choose Angle. To specify the length of the line, choose Length.

Angle ◆ Length ◆ Follow ◆ Close ◆ Undo ◆ <End point>: To continue drawing line segments (the start point of each line segment is the endpoint of the previous segment), specify the next endpoint. To specify the length of the next line segment, choose Length. To continue the line in the direction in which you drew the last segment, choose Follow. To create a closed entity, after you draw two or more line segments, choose Close. To erase the last line segment you drew, choose Undo.

NOTE The Follow option uses the angle stored in the LASTANGLE system variable.

The second time you use the Line command, the initial prompt is:

ENTER to use last point ◆ Follow ◆ <Start of line>: To continue drawing from the endpoint of the last line segment, press Enter. To draw the line at the same angle as the last drawing operation, choose Follow. To draw the start of a new line segment, specify a point.

To draw a line by first specifying the length

Choose Length.

Length of line: Enter the length of the line.

Angle of line: Specify the angle of the line, or enter the angle (in degrees).

Angle ◆ Length ◆ Follow ◆ Undo ◆ <End point>: To continue drawing line segments (the start point of each line segment is the endpoint of the previous segment), specify the next endpoint. To specify the length of the next line segment, choose Length.

NOTE The Follow option uses the angle stored in the LASTANGLE system variable.

To draw a line by first specifying the angle

Choose Angle.

Angle of line: Specify the angle of the line, or enter the angle (in degrees).

Length of line: Specify the length of the line, or enter the length (in drawing units).

Angle ◆ Length ◆ Follow ◆ Undo ◆ <End point>: To continue drawing line segments (the start point of each line segment is the endpoint of the previous segment), specify the next endpoint. To specify the length of the next line segment, choose Length.

To continue drawing lines

Specify the endpoint of the next segment. To specify the angle or the length of the line, choose Angle or Length. To draw the next segment in the same direction as the previous segment, choose Follow. To erase the last segment drawn, choose Undo.

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