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2.3.7.1 Draw Straight Line

Creates a Straight Line of specified color and width. The Straight Line Width field is a scaled dimension in 75ths of an inch if >0. If 0 it is a 1 pixel wide line at all zooms. If the value is negative, it is a scale-independent number of pixels wide.

If Ctrl is held down during Left+Drag the line will snap the angle of the new side to a multiple of 90 degrees.

With MagneticSnap (Section 2.12.1) enabled, the new line start position will snap to the nearest draw object, as shown by the anchor. If Alt is held down, the magnetic Snap is reversed. If GridSnap is enabled and MagneticSnap does not find a postion, the first position will snap to the Grid. This is suppressed if Alt is held.

The Width field is a scaled dimension in inches if >0. If 0 it is a 1 pixel wide line at all zooms. If the value is negative, it is a scale-independent number of pixels wide.

If Sticky is set for straight draw, after the line is drawn there will be two text fields on the bottom rail, to allow fine-tuning of the angle and the length. Pressing Enter or Tab with the cursor in these boxes will apply the value to the line. Pressing Space or Enter on the drawing surface will move to drawing a new line. Pressing Shift+Tab will remove the current object and allow a new one to drawn. Even if Esc is pressed, the line will already exist, it can be removed with Undo.