Adding a Fixed Line with a Specified Length to a Curve End

2012-03-14

Product Documentation

Intermediate

Add a fixed line of a specified length to the end of an existing curve.

The direction of the line matches the direction of the attachment curve (1). The specified line length (2) is affected only if a floating or free entity is attached to it.

The line is tangent to the end of the selected fixed or floating entity when it is created. If you edit the line or the entity it is attached to, tangency is not maintained.

To add a fixed line (from curve end, length)

Click the alignment. Click Alignment tabModify panelGeometry Editor.
On the Alignment Layout Tools toolbar, click Fixed Line (From Curve End, Length).
Select an entity end for the start point and direction.
Specify the length. A line preview is displayed.
By specifying the start point at the end of an entity, a direction, and length, you create a fixed two-point line alignment entity. The result is a line through two points.

Tip
You can edit either of the two points or the middle grip, but the initial tangency will not be maintained.