Making Lines Horizontal

The Horizontal/Vertical tool in the Constraint toolbar enables you to make one or more selected lines horizontal (aligned with the X axis).

• First, select one or more lines.

• Then, select the Horizontal/Vertical tool.

The selected lines become horizontal if the following conditions are met:

• If the selected lines are less than 45 degrees to the X axis, they are aligned with the X axis (become horizontal). See the Constraint toolbar for explanations.

• If none of the lines are restricted by pre-existing constraints, all the lines will be horizontal.

• If some of the lines are restricted by pre-existing constraints, only the independent lines become horizontal. If required, you can break an entity's constraints to make it independent of all other entities.

Demo: Press the button below to view a short movie demonstrating the function:

Make one or more lines horizontal

1. Select the Add Constraints button from the Sketcher toolbar.

The cursor will be a pointer-and-grid symbol.

2. Click a line that you wish to make horizontal.

3. You can repeat step 2 to select multiple lines for the horizontal action.

4. Click the Horizontal/Vertical tool . Since the selected lines are less than 45 degrees to the X axis, they are aligned to the X axis (horizontal). See the Add Constraints toolbar explanations.

In the example above, no lines were previously constrained. If lines are already constrained, only the independent lines become horizontal.

Note: When lines are re-positioned to be horizontal, the nodes that were defined first when you created the line (1) remain fixed, the nodes that were defined second (2) swivel to bring the lines to a horizontal position.

 

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