Lines and Polylines

Sketch > Draw > Line

This function uses Sketch Technology to insert new polylines into an active sketch. Depending on the sketch type, either the

• Sketching Tool for Planar Sketches, or the

• Sketching Tool for 3-D Sketches

will be used.

Sketch Technology is a quick drawing mode for polylines. With this technology, construction is made easier by the fact that HiCAD automatically displays a predefined grid, starting from the last point of a polyline, and displays the relevant angles, distances and radii at the cursor. On this grid you can then define the direction and length of a line by means of cursor movements and mouse-clicks.

Clicking opens a menu with further functions for the creation of polylines, tangents and straight lines.

	New polyline Inserts a new polyline without using Sketch Technology. Enter the start point and the following points of the polyline. When you end the drawing of the polyline by pressing the MMB, the function is ended as well. If you end the drawing of the polyline by a right-click, however, the creation of the polyline is ended, but the function remains active. You can then specify the start point of another polyline.
	Continue polyline Continues an existing polyline in a sketch construction at its last specified point.
	Tangent to 2 edges
	Tangent Point-Edge
	Tangent, Angle-Circle-Length
	Tangent, Edge
	Tangent, to arc
	Tangent, to surface
	Line bisector
	Perpendicular to edge
	Angle bisector
	Vertical to 2 lines
	Vertical to surface, via point

Sketch Functions (3-D) • Sketching Tool for Planar Sketches (3-D) • Sketching Tool for 3-D Sketches (3-D)