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Drawing Auxiliary Lines

3D lines can be placed in the layout space as auxiliary lines. Auxiliary lines can be used to build a symmetrical or also irregular grid whose intersections can be used as positioning aids when inserting items.

3D lines are placed on mounting surfaces; but placement outside of mounting surfaces is also possible. In contrast to 2D lines, the starting and end points of 3D lines have a Z coordinate containing information on their position in the space.

There are two different types of auxiliary lines:

End and center points of auxiliary lines are found when object snap is turned on. "Real" intersections of auxiliary lines are also found when the lines are at the same height in the space.

Auxiliary lines can be moved, copied, duplicated and deleted like 2D lines. Auxiliary lines are displayed in model views.

Precondition:

You have opened a project. A layout space is open. An enclosure or a mounting panel has been placed.

Draw line through 2 points

  1. Select the Insert > Line > Through 2 points menu items.
  2. Move the cursor to the required mounting surface to activate it automatically, or activate a mounting surface directly in the layout space navigator.

    The automatically or directly activated mounting surface is identified in color.
  3. Enter the first point of the line.
  4. Pull the line apart and enter the second point of the line.

Draw line parallel through point

  1. Select the Insert > Line > Parallel through point menu items.
  2. Move the cursor to an existing line or the edge of a 3D object.
  3. Select a highlighted line or edge by clicking it.

    A copy of the line or edge hangs on the cursor and can be moved in a parallel manner.
  4. Move the cursor to the required mounting surface to activate it automatically, or activate a mounting surface directly in the layout space navigator.
  5. Enter the placement point of the parallel line.

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