Lines

Drawing Lines

Menu: Insert  >  Profile  >  Line  >  Line

Toolbar: Profile  >  Line

Note:

1. Standard elements are white in color.

2. A line consists of three geometric elements: start point, line segment, and endpoint. The start and endpoint     are construction elements, while the line segment is a standard element.

3. The specified dimension values for the start and endpoint are displayed, because the Dimensional   Constraints button is chosen in the sketch tools toolbar.

4. The Grid button in the Sketch tools toolbar is used to toggle the display of the grid.

5. A line that turns blue, while drawing implies that it is constrained. The constraint may be horizontal or vertical, depending on the direction, in which the line is drawn.

6. As soon as you specify the endpoint of the line, the Line tool is terminated. Therefore, you need to choose this button again and again to draw multiple lines. You can avoid this by double-clicking on the Line button in the Profile toolbar. Now, the line tool will not be terminated until you press the ESC key twice. 

Tip:

If you open a file that was saved in the sketcher workbench, it will be opened in the sketcher workbench only and not in the Part Design workbench  

Drawing line with symmetrical extension 

To draw a line with a symmetrical extension, invoke the Line tool and choose the Symmetrical Extension button from the expanded Sketch tools toolbar.

Drawing Infinite Lines

Menu: Insert  >  Profile  >  Line  >  Infinite Line

Toolbar: Profile  >  Line  >  Infinite Line

Drawing Bi-Tangent Lines

Menu: Insert  > Profile  >  Line  >  Bi – Tangent Line

Toolbar: Profile  >  Line  >  Bi- Tangent Line

Bi- Tangent lines are the lines that are tangent to two circles, arcs, ellipse, conics or any curved geometry.

Drawing Bisecting Lines

Menu: Insert  >  Profile  >  Line  >  Bisecting Line

Toolbar: Profile  >  Line  >  Bisecting Line

Bisecting lines are the lines that pass through two intersecting lines such that the angle formed between them is divided equally.

Select the first line and then select the second line.

A bisecting line of infinite length is drawn.

Drawing Line Normal to Curve

Menu: Insert  >  Profile  >  Line  >  Line normal to curve

Toolbar:  Profile  >  Line  >  Line normal to curve

Drawing Center Line

Menu :  Insert  >  Profile  >  Axis

Toolbar:  Profile  >  Axis

Generally, This tool is used to create the axis for the revolved features.