Draws a straight line parallel to another line you select.
How to use
1. Click the Parallel line icon or choose the Tools > Curves > Line > Line: parallel to segment command.
2. The program console prompts Point.
3. Locate axes origin of the curve following one of the two methods:
a) Click and drag in any view and release the mouse button to confirm placement.
b) Type its XYZ coordinates in the console (values must be separated by a comma, i.e. 1,2,3) and press Enter to confirm. If you press Enter without typing any value in the console, the axes origin of the curve will be placed in correspondence with the XYZ origin.
4. The program console prompts Line.
5. Pick the line to which the one you are drawing will be parallel.
Options
Point
To modify XYZ coordinates of the point on the parallel line.
Views. Choose the Edit mode. Click the point and drag it. Release the mouse button when you reach the desired position.
Modeling Tool panel. Type the new values in the XYZ data fields and confirm them by pressing Enter.
Line
To change the line to which the one you have drawn must be parallel.
Views / Modeling Tool panel. Switch the Replace check button on and pick another line in the scene.
The Modeling Tool panel also displays XYZ coordinates of the endpoints of the parallel line. These are not modifiable.
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