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Draw Lines and Arcs

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    The Draw command creates a series of lines and arcs. A line segment is created each time you click. A tangent arc is created if you hold the left mouse button and drag.

    Create lines

    1. Click to place the starting point for the line, or enter the coordinates and click to create the point.
    2. Click to place the second end point, or enter the length and angle and click to create the point. The angle field does not display when a constraint is inferred.
    3. Continue to place points for additional line segments.

    Create tangent arcs

    Create tangent arc segments while drawing lines, or add a tangent arc to an existing line.

    1. Pause over the last end point when drawing lines, or pause over an existing end point to add an arc.
    2. Press the left mouse button and drag to preview the arc radius and included angle.
    3. Move the cursor to other side of the line to change the direction of the arc.
    4. Click to place the end point, or enter a value for the radius and then click to create the end point.

    Reset the arc radius after entering a value by moving the cursor back to the starting point. If you press Tab after entering an arc radius value, the value is locked and will not reset.